Athens Stock Exchange returned above 2,060 points – Second consecutive upward week

The Greek banal market remained connected an upward trajectory for the 3rd time successful a row, with the General Index returning supra 2,060 points for the archetypal clip since the extremity of past month. The home marketplace was boosted by the outperformance of large overseas banal markets, particularly Wall Street, which is exploring caller highs. Additional affirmative catalysts are the dense concern developments astatine location and the satisfactory first-half results of the listed companies.

Specifically, successful Friday’s (12/9) session, the GC gained 22.43 points oregon +1.1% to adjacent astatine 2,062.73 points, adjacent to the regular precocious of 2,062.78 points. The day’s debased was recovered astatine 2,044.38 points. This is the champion adjacent since August 27 (2,069.74 points), though it is inactive immoderate mode disconnected the twelvemonth highs (2,120-2,130 points). In the past 3 days, the scale has gained +2.39%. And it has recorded its 2nd consecutive play rise, gaining +1.96% successful the 5 days. It is “running” astatine a +2.03% gait done September, portion the output done 2025 is +40.35%.

On the board, Bank of Cyprus (near the historical precocious of 7.9 euros) and OTE (a “breath” distant from the 17 euros that pave the mode for this year’s highs), among others, recorded notable rises. At EUR 8, Aktor reached a caller 18-year precocious (November 2007). Cenergy Holdings matched its intraday humanities grounds of 11.3 euros. The related Viohalco (2-year grounds – extremity of August, opening of September 2023) and ElvalHalcor were besides adjacent by, with the second extending its 17-year grounds (January 2008). CrediaBank continued to alert precocious for the 3rd consecutive day, approaching EUR 1.6 for the archetypal clip since the November 2024 IPO.

Without the close to person the dividend of EUR 0.07 per stock (net amount) Attica Group was trading today. Payment of the dividend is scheduled to commencement connected Friday, 19 September.

Today, the General Commerce and Industry announces its first-half fiscal results. Regarding adjacent week’s schedule, it is arsenic follows: Monday (September 15) Performance Technologies; Tuesday (September 16) Aegean and Noval Property; Wednesday (September 17) Cenergy, Lamda Development, and Europe Holdings; Thursday (September 18) Viohalco, Kri Kri, Profile, Lavipharm, and Hellaktor; Friday (September 19) Alpha Trust Holdings and Kekrops.

Buyers stepped connected the gas

The banking scale gained +1.41%, closing astatine 2,254.95 points. The FTSE 25 (high cap) was up +1.18% astatine 5,197.24 points and the Mid Cap (mid cap) was up +0.24% astatine 2,927.20 points.

On a play basis, banks “climbed” by +2.3%, the Large Cap gained +2.04% and the Mid Cap roseate +1.09%.

The worth of the transactions amounted to 218.38 cardinal euros, of which 37.04 cardinal euros related to packages. EUR 32.4 cardinal turnover was generated by ETE, followed by Eurobank with EUR 29.6 million. The marketplace capitalisation amounted to EUR 146,03 billion. The motion was affirmative for 84 stocks, antagonistic for 27, portion 11 stocks remained unchanged.

Among systemic banks, Piraeus roseate +1.81% to 7.096 euros, followed by Alpha Bank (+1.41% to 3.517 euros), Eurobank (+1.36% to 3.288 euros) and Ethniki (+0.94% to 12.385 euros). Among different slope shares, CrediaBank gained +4.46% to EUR 1.594, Bank of Cyprus recorded a “jump” of +3.48% to EUR 7.74, portion Optima slope fell -0.61% to EUR 8.14.

Foreign buyers dilatory down aft grounds highs

Wall Street greeted the US ostentation data, which was seen arsenic mild and combined with a softening labour market, with a triple record, raising the chances of a Fed complaint cut, rekindling capitalist interest. The Dow Jones reached a “ceiling” supra the 46,000 mark, and the Nasdaq crossed the 22,000 mark. In today’s session, the Dow Jones is down -0.3%, the Nasdaq gains +0.3% and the S&P 500 records marginal changes.

European banal markets are mixed, with higher ostentation successful the US further boosting expectations for a Fed complaint chopped adjacent week. The ECB kept involvement rates unchanged astatine 2%, a determination that investors had already discounted. In today’s trading, the pan-European Stoxx 600 is up 0.1% astatine 556 points, the German DAX is astir unchanged astatine 23,700 points, the French CAC 40 is higher by 0.2%, and the UK FTSE 100 is up 0.1%. Most Asian bourses closed connected a affirmative note, with Japan’s Nikkei scale extending its all-time high, coming wrong striking region of 45,000 points for the archetypal clip connected record.