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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-03-30Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] ASE opening: DeclineEquity prices were declining at the opening of trade on Wednesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 0.76 percent, standing at 1,567.78 points at 11:30 am, and turnover at 23.301 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving mostly downward, with the biggest gains in Food & Beverate, up 1.02 percent; and Raw Materials, up 0.89 percent. The biggest losses were in Chemicals, down 2.59 percent; and Banks, down 1.22 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.16 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 1.04 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 1.87 percent. Of the stocks traded, 37 were up, 34 were down, and 17 were unchanged. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Athens Newspaper HeadlinesThe Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glanceThe rises in the Greek deficit and debt, Standard & Poor's downgrading of Greece by two notches and strikes in the health and education sector were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Wednesday. ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The changes in secondary education". AVGHI: "Education, health, resistance". AVRIANI: "Greek debt reaches 700 billion euros - Politicians concealing the truth and fooling the people". ELEFTHEROS: "Meetings/theatrics by Papandreou - Lies and mutinies by ministers". ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Samaras' outburst against government and 'underground' scenarios". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Mergers of institutions of higher education". ESTIA: "Low taxes would generate higher revenues" ETHNOS: "Stop to funding for 405 state organisations that have not submitted balance sheets to State Accounts office". IMERISSIA: "Double slap from Standard & Poor's - Greece to remain in European support mechanism after 2013". NAFTEMPORIKI: "Downgrading that points the way to the support mechanism after 2013". KATHIMERINI: "Downgrading with harsh message". LOGOS: "S&P did not 'see' the recovery". NIKI: "The PPC (Public Power Corporation) in...package deal". RIZOSPASTIS: "Health-Education for the people and not for profit". TA NEA: "Keratea another Libya". VRADYNI: "The people's sacrifices going to waste". More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |