Athens Stock Exchange opening: Rise

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.71 percent, and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was also up 1.24 percent.

On individual sector indices, the biggest gains were in Food & Beverages (+1.50 percent), Technology (+1.13 percent) and Industrial Products (+0.63 percent). The biggest losses were in Travel & Leisure (-1.56 percent) and Construction (-1.12 percent).

Of the stocks traded, 42 were up, 13 were down and 10 were unchanged.