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New liquidations took place today on the Greek stock market, with banks and some blue chips taking center stage. Pressures intensified at the close, resulting in the General Index closing back at the day’s lows, losing critical support points such as 1,430 and 1,440.

European stocks added to their gains Thursday, encouraged by data on US retail sales in July, which fended off worries about a recession in the world's largest economy. 

The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained 1.15%, a near-15-day high, reversing its downward trend.

Investors in the Greek stock market were content with selective moves today (10/7), correcting measuredly after a five-day rally that had yielded gains of +3.14%. The General Index was again below 1,450 points, but did not move far enough away from this psychological threshold.

CEOs of the 30 companies in Germany's leading stock index DAX report a 2 percent drop in their salaries on an annual basis, according to a study published yesterday by the DPA.