Share prices finally ended today’s session higher, covering initial losses as the market rebounded after two bearish sessions during which the main stock index recorded a combined loss of 1.87%. The recovery in banking stocks took the market close to 1,100 points.

The General Price Index closed at 1,096.42 points, marking an increase of 0.54%.

Intra-sessionally it recorded a lower price at 1,079.13 points (-1.05%).

The value of transactions amounted to 64.61 million euros, while 19,455,527 shares were traded.

The large-cap index rose 0.52%, while the mid-cap index gained 0.42%.

Of the high capitalization shares, the biggest increase was recorded by the shares of Ethniki (+3.65%), Alpha Bank (+2.88%), Sarantis (+2.66%), Aegean Airlines (+2 .33%) and Ellaktor (+2.01%).

On the contrary, the biggest fall was recorded by the shares of Mytileneos (-1.56%), OTE (-1.19%), Jumbo (-1.03%) and PPA (-0.92%).

Of the individual indices, the greatest increase was recorded by the indices of Trade (+2.39%) and Banks (+2.31%), while the largest losses were recorded by the indices of Industrial Products (-1.46%) and Telecommunications (-1.19%).

The largest volume of transactions was presented by Piraeus and Eurobank, trading 5,051,991 and 3,946,357 shares, respectively.

The highest transaction value was recorded by Piraeus with 10.65 million euros and National with 7.11 million euros.

45 stocks moved up, 44 down and 25 remained stable.

The biggest increase was recorded by the shares: Karelias +5.23% and Elton Chemicals +4.18%.

The biggest drop was registered by the shares: Sato -19.61% and Frigoglass -6.72%.

The stocks in the large cap index closed as follows:

TITAN: 15.0400 unchanged

ADMIE: 1.7820 -0.78%

ALPHA BANK: 1.1770 +2.88%

AEGEAN AIRLINES: 7.8900 +2.33%

VIOHALCO: 4.5950 +0.44%

GEK TERNA: 12.4600 +0.16%

PPC: 7.9850 -0.31%

COCA COLA HBC:27.3000 +0.66%

ELAKTOR: 2.0300 +2.01%

ELPE: 7.2500 unchanged

ELVALHALCOR: 1.6900 -0.47%

NATIONAL: 4.7680 +3.65%

EYDAP: 6.8000 +1.49%

EUROBANK: 1.3400 +1.06%

QUEST PARTICIPATION: 4.9000 -0.10%

LAMDA DEVELOPMENT: 5.5800 +0.18%

MOTOR OIL:22.1200 +1.65%

JUMBO: 21.1400 -1.03%

MYTILINEOS: 26.5200 -1.56%

PPA: 19.3200 -0.92%

OPAP:15.2200 -0.46%

OTE: 13.2400 -1.19%

PIRAEUS: 2.1720 +1.88%

SARANTIS: 6.9400 +2.66%

TERNA ENERGY: 20.4000 -0.39%