Stock prices registered upward trends at the opening of today’s Stock Exchange session, amidst a positive climate in the Euro markets.

European stock markets are moving upwards, in the wake of yesterday’s parliamentary elections in France, as the markets estimate that ultimately difficult the extreme right will gain absolute independence in the second round next Sunday.

The General Price Index at 11:00, stands at 1,415.87 points, marking an increase of 0.83%.

The value of the transactions amounts to 6.86 million euros.

The large-cap index is up 1.02%, while the mid-cap index is up 0.40%.

Of the high capitalization shares, the biggest increase was recorded by the shares of Alpha Bank (+2.40%), Piraeus (+2.23%), Sarantis (+1.85%), Viohalco (+1.76 %) and Eurobank (+1.53%).

On the contrary, the shares of Lamda (-0.58%) and Autohellas (-0.18%) registered a slight decline.

42 stocks move up, 13 down and 12 remain stable.

The biggest increase was recorded by the shares: Medical (+3.56%) and Unibios (+3.17%), while the biggest decline was recorded by the shares: Prodea (-5.92%) and Akritas (-3.27%) .