Athens Stock Exchange Falls Amid International Pressures

The Athens Stock Exchange fell below 2,100 points, influenced by the negative climate in international markets. The General Index recorded losses of over 2%, with the banking sector at the center of liquidations.

At 12:15 p.m., the General Index moved downwards to 2,070 points, marking a decrease of 2.18%. The transaction value amounted to 83.68 million euros. A similar decline was recorded by the high capitalization index (-2.27%), while the mid-cap index fell by 1.23%.

Systemic banks also recorded a decline: Alpha Bank -4.4% (3.6 euros), Eurobank -2.79% (3.31 euros), National Bank -3.99% (12.27 euros), Piraeus Bank -2.61% (6.8 euros).

Among the high capitalization stocks, Elvalhalcor (+0.37%) and Optima (+0.25%) shares increased. The largest drop was recorded by Coca Cola HBC (-2.64%), Alpha Bank (-4.4%), National Bank (-3.99%), DEH (-2.04%), EYDAP (-1.66%), Eurobank (-2.79%) and Viohalco (-2.67%) shares.

14 stocks moved upward, 93 downward, and 9 remained stable.

The banking index fell by 3.26% to 2,249.72 points.