Stocks close marginally up, quietly

The Athens Stock Exchange closed only marginally higher Monday on very low turnover. Nonetheless, it extended its winning run to six sessions, with a cumulative rise of 3.61%.

The general index closed at 1,432.28 points, a gain of 0.03%. Throughout the session, it moved within a narrow band of less than 10 points, from a low of 1,428.44 (-0.24%) to a high of 1,436.74 (+0.34%).

Turnover was €53.53 million, with 11,289,521 shares changing hands.

Blue chips declined 0.04% and mid-caps 0.96%.

Among blue chips, the biggest gains were posted by telecoms firm OTE (2.22%), metals group Viohalco (1.79%) and Motor Oil (1.32%).

The biggest losses were sustained by Piraeus Bank (1.73%), Piraeus Port Authority (1.72%) and Athens water and sewage company EYDAP (1,27%).

Out of the 113 traded stocks, 41 ended with gains, 42 with losses and 30 were...