Athens News Agency: News in English, 04-01-13

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

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Light cloud on Wednesday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates: Wednesday

[03] Greek stocks jump 1.74 pct on Tuesday

[01] Weather Forecast: Light cloud on Wednesday

Light cloud is forecast in all parts of the country, with showers mainly in the west. Winds westerly, light to moderate, turning strong in the south. Temperatures in Athens 8C to 17C and in Thessaloniki 5C to 12C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates: Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.285

Pound sterling 0.695

Danish kroner 7.508

Swedish kroner 9.207

Japanese yen 136.7

Swiss franc 1.574

Norwegian kroner 8.637

Cyprus pound 0.591

Canadian dollar 1.638

Australian dollar 1.648

[03] Greek stocks jump 1.74 pct on Tuesday

Greek stocks soared on Tuesday pushing the general index sharply above the 2,400-point level in the Athens Stock Exchange.

The index ended 1.74 percent higher at 2,446.19 points with turnover a heavy 255.4 million euros.

Traders said the market was flooded with buying orders for stock shares in all categories.

All sector indices ended higher, with the Base Metals, Textile and IT sectors scoring the biggest percentage gains of the day (3.51 percent, 3.45 percent and 3.27 percent, respectively).

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks ended 2.07 percent higher, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index rose 2.32 percent and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index ended 2.77 percent up.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 201 to 37 with another 26 issues unchanged.

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