ATHEX: Blue chips shake off bank drop

Blue chips at the Greek stock market offset the pressure on banks and overturned the early losses to see the benchmark end the week with daily gains. However, that was not enough to reverse the overall negative result of the week. The majority of stocks ended in the red, always affected by the international concern on European geopolitics, but turnover recorded a moderate increase.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,401.58 points, adding 0.28% to Thursday's 1,397.63 points. On a weekly basis it declined 0.16%.

The large-cap FTSE-25 index expanded 0.96%, ending at 3,403.19 points, though the banks index contracted 1.15% as Alpha dropped 2.05%, National fell 1.59%, Piraeus parted with 1.13% and Eurobank slipped 0.20%. OPAP gaming company jumped 3.27%, followed by Cenergy Holdings, which climbed 1.94%, while Helleniq Energy gave up 1.84%.

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