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Traders reverted to profit-taking at the Greek bourse on Thursday, following morning gains, with refineries and industrial companies being at the focus of sellers this time instead of banks, whose index has been in decline all week. Most of the losses were recorded in the closing auctions, with the benchmark ending the session at the day's low.

Απόστολος Βακάκης: Ο ιδιόρρυθμος Mr Jumbo

A video of a horrific accident on the Athens-Lamia national highway on Sunday, which left four people dead, has gone viral, exposing the dangerous problem of speeding on Greek roads.

The video showed a Porsche, driven by Giorgos Vakakis, the son of Jumbo toy store owner Apostolos Vakakis, plowing into a parked car and roadside restroom, causing an explosion.

Around 1,800 people have died over the past year, between the death of popular singer Pantelis Pantelidis in February 2016 and Sunday's tragic accident in which four people were killed on the Athens-Lamia national highway, road safety expert Tassos Markouizos told Skai on Tuesday.

Local stocks failed to hold on to early gains at the Greek bourse on Thursday, as sellers proceeded to take the benchmark down to levels unseen since November 2012.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 761.66 points, giving up 2.06 percent from Wednesday?s 777.70 points.

The large-cap FTSE/ATHEX 25 index contracted 1.84 percent to end at 244.36 points.

Hopes of the Greek benchmark extending its four-week rising streak were crushed on Friday as the session’s stock decline sealed a week of losses that came to 2.99 percent for the main index, while daily turnover averaged 21 percent below last week’s.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index ended at 1,161.28 points, shedding 0.46 percent from Thursday’s 1,166.60 points.

Having already priced in the favorable fiscal figures for 2013, the local bourse saw significant losses on Wednesday after three days of growth, in line with most European stock markets.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,230.20 points, shedding 2.42 percent from Tuesday’s 1,260.72 points.