Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-07-22

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Sunny on Wednesday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

[03] Athens Bourse Close: Stocks end up in buying spree

[01] Weather Forecast: Sunny on Wednesday

Sunshine is forecast in all parts of the country. Winds northerly, light to strong, likely to turn gale force in parts of the Aegean. In the north and west, temperatures will range from 17C to 36C; on the rest of the mainland from 18C to 35C; and in the Aegean islands from 23C to 32C. Temperatures in Athens between 24C and 35C; and in Thessaloniki from 21C to 35C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.143

Pound sterling 0.713

Danish kroner 7.493

Swedish kroner 9.346

Japanese yen 136.2

Swiss franc 1.555

Norwegian kroner 8.409

Cyprus pound 0.592

Canadian dollar 1.607

Australian dollar 1.751

[03] Athens Bourse Close: Stocks end up in buying spree

The Athens bourse finished higher on Tuesday on buying across the board from mid-session, with players especially eager for stock in heavily weighted National Bank of Greece, which rose 3.0 percent, traders said.

The general share index gained 0.22 percent to end at 2,077.48 points, testing resistance at 2,050 points during the session. Turnover was 175.4 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE-20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks ended 0.34 percent up; the FTSE/ASE-40 for medium capitalisation paper 0.58 percent higher; and the FTSE/ASE-80 for small cap equities finished with gains of 0.65 percent.

Of stocks traded, advances led declines at 189 to 147 with 33 issues remaining unchanged.

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