Stock prices closed down in today’s session of the Stock Exchange, under the weight of liquidations with a focus on banking shares.

The General Price Index closed at 1,425.44 points, down 0.53%.

Intra-sessionally it recorded a lower price at 1,420.03 units (-0.91%).

Turnover jumped to 1.34 billion euros, of which 1.08 billion euros concern Piraeus packages that are transferred after the placement of 27% of the bank’s shares.

The large-cap index fell 0.70%, while the mid-cap index fell 0.62%.

Of the high capitalization shares, the biggest increase was recorded by the shares of Titan (+3.11%), GEK TERNA (+2.84%), OPAP (+2.03%), Aegean Airlines (+1 .10%) and PPC (+0.85%).

On the contrary, the largest decline was recorded by the shares of National Bank (-3.70%), Alpha Bank (-3.56%), Eurobank (-2.14%), PPA (-1.93%), Elvalhalcor (-1.90%) and Viohalco (-1.85%).

The Piraeus share closed with losses of 1.54%, at 4.10 euros.

The largest volume of transactions was presented by Piraeus and Alpha Bank, trading 302,600,039 and 10,742,444 shares, respectively.

The highest transaction value was recorded by Piraeus with 1.21 billion euros and National with 23.44 million euros.

47 stocks moved up, 59 fell and 17 remained stable.

The biggest increase was recorded by the shares: Leventeris (k) +9.64% and Q&R +9.41%.

The biggest drop was recorded by the shares: VIS -4.88% and Akritas -3.88%.

Stocks in the large cap index closed as follows:

TITAN: 26.5000 +3.11%

ALPHA BANK: 1.7195 -3.56%

AEGEAN AIRLINES: 12.8400 +1.10%

VIOHALCO: 5.8500 -1.85%

GEK TERNA: 15.2200 +2.84%

PPC: 11.8600 +0.85%

COCA COLA HBC:28.8700 -0.28%

ELLAKTOR: 2.6550 unchanged

ELPE: 8.1100 -0.37%

ELVALHALCOR: 2.0600 -1.90%

NATIONAL: 7.0300 -3.70%

EYDAP: 5.6800 -0.35%

EUROBANK: 1.8960 -2.14%

STOCK QUEST: 6.0000 -1.48%

LAMDA DEVELOPMENT: 6.8500 -0.15%

MOTOR OIL: 27.5000 +0.36%

JUMBO: 26.4000 -1.05%

MYTILINEOS: 36.2800 +0.78%

PPA:25.4000 -1.93%

OPAP: 17.1000 +2.03%

OTE: 13.5700 +0.97%

AUTOHELLAS:13.4400 -1.75%

PIRAEUS: 4.1000 -1.54%

SARANTIS: 9.4500 -1.36%

TERNA ENERGY: 17.0400 -0.06%