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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-15Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek bond market closing report(ANA-MPA) -- The yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds widened further to 839 basis points in the Greek electronic secondary bond market on Tuesday, with the Greek bond yielding 11.68 pct and the German Bund 3.29 pct. Turnover in the market rose to 87 million euros, of which 74 million euros were sell orders and the remaining 13 million euros were buy orders. The five-year benchmark bond was the most heavily traded security with a turnover of 14 million euros.In interbank markets, interest rates moved slightly higher. The 12-month rate was 1.72 pct, the six-month rate was 1.35 pct, the three-month 1.09 pct and the one-month rate 0.91 pct. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] Stocks end 1.35% downStocks resumed their downward trend at the Athens Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after Mondayâs advance, with the composite index of the market ending at 1,620.59 points, off 1.35 pct. Turnover was a steady 101.315 million euros. News of a deeper-than-expected economic recession in 2010 and a widening of Greek bondsâ yield spreads, dampened sentiment in the market.The Big Cap index fell 1.79 pct, the Mid Cap index rose 0.31 pct and the Small Cap index fell 1.25 pct. Jumbo (1.86 pct) was the only blue chip stock to end higher, while PPC (4.0 pct), MIG (3.41 pct), Motor Oil (3.47 pct) and Cyprus Bank (3.36 pct) were major losers. The Technology (2.58 pct) and Commerce (0.74 pct) sectors scored gains, while Media (3.78 pct) and Utilities (3.02 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 105 to 68 with another 47 issues unchanged. Crown Hellas (38.81 pct), Atti-Kat (16.67 pct) and Ilyda (15.38 pct) were top gainers, while Unibios (12.5 pct), Attica Publications (9.72 pct) and Olympic Catering (9.62 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |