STOCK MARKET

The Fund has secured the agreement of the Ministry for the implementation of the divestment strategy from the banks. Competitive procedures will start in January. There is strong investor interest.

This is a new economic reality, where on the one hand, the bourse’s general index has not been able to break away from the 900-point mark for months, while on the other hand, many blue and mid cap companies have reported their strongest earnings figures.

With the New Year offering a chance for new beginnings, BusinessDaily.gr presents shares on the Athens bourse that constitute its "Top Six" from top experts in the business. The ATHEX General Index raced ahead 30% in the last quarter of 2020 but for the year declined by 11.7%, versus gains of 3.5% for the year for Germany’s DAX and a dip in France’s CAC of 8.15%.

From the misery of low volumes seen in previous months, the market has passed to daily transactions approaching or exceeding 100 million euros.

Exceptionally favorable conditions in the fixed income market in combination with improved economic conditions in Greece and high expectations for a good 2020 have driven yields to historic lows.However, this optimism has not spilled over on to the stock market. The distance separating the stock and bond markets is obvious.