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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-17
CONTENTS
[01] Handful of regions to defy gas station strike
[02] Hotels eye rate cuts
[03] Stocks end 1.09% lower
[01] Handful of regions to defy gas station strike
A nationwide strike on Thursday by gas station owners will apparently
not include vendors in Crete and the prefectures of Thessaloniki and
Grevena, as the petrol station owners' federation appears divided in
two. Meanwhile, taxi drivers in the greater Athens area are also set to
hold a 24-hour strike on Thursday.
A demand by both sectors, according to reports, is overturn a decision
whereby petrol stations and taxi drivers will be obliged to issue
receipts to customers.
[02] Hotels eye rate cuts
The national federation of hoteliers on Wednesday urged members to
adopt a flexible and attractive pricing policy aimed to attract more
domestic visitors, as Greek consumers are expected to significantly cut
holiday spending this year.
In a statement, the federation said domestic tourism was a major
challenge for the sector, as it accounted for more than 20 pct of
hotelsā total income. "The aim is to offer Greek visitors the prices
offered to foreign visitors," it stressed.
[03] Stocks end 1.09% lower
Stocks ended lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pushing
the composite index of the market below the 2,100 level. The index fell
1.09 pct to end at 2,089.71 points, with turnover rising to 231.347
million euros.
The FTSE 20 index fell 1.68 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 1.22 pct lower
and the FTSE 80 index ended 0.86 pct off. The Food (3.24 pct) and
Utilities (2.78 pct) sectors scored gains, while Health (6.15 pct) and
Telecommunications (3.83 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses
of the day.
Q&R (10 pct), Alsinco (9.76 pct), Galaxidi (8.57 pct), Spider (8.33
pct) and Alma-Atermon (7.69 pct) were top gainers, while Technical
Publications (16.33 pct), Xylemporia (10 pct), Yalco (9.76 pct) and
Alapis (8.51 pct) were top losers. Broadly, decliners led advancers by
102 to 72 with another 60 issues unchanged.
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