Greek stocks jump 4.04 pct
Greek stocks rebounded strongly in the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, despite a negative climate in other European markets. The composite index of the market jumped 4.04 pct to end at 1,798.24 points, reversing an early sharp drop to 1,642.56 points. Turnover was a strong 423.4 million euros, of which 200.1 million euros were block trades. Most sectors moved higher, with the Food/Beverage (9.32 pct), Banks (8.93 pct), Insurance (7.01 pct) and Industrial Products (4.68 pct) scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Travel (3.05 pct), Telecoms (2.81 pct) and Media (1.30 pct) suffered losses. The FTSE 20 index rose 4.77 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 4.84 pct up and the FTSE 80 index rose 2.80 pct. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 147 to 100 with another 36 issues unchanged.