Strong pressures were accepted by the stock prices in today’s meeting Stock marketwith the market falling below the levels of 1,700 points, amid a negative climate in European markets, which are receding ahead of the imposition of US trade duties on April 2 that may lead to a slowdown in global economic activity.

The General Price Index closed at 1,685.24 points, down 2.91%. Intra-conference recorded lower price at 1,680.73 points (-3.17%).

The basic stock market closed in March with 4.82%, and since the beginning of the year it records 14.67%.

The value of the transactions amounted to EUR 267,187 million, with 53,744,239 shares.

The total market capitalization decreased by EUR 3,194 billion compared to Friday.

The high capitalization index fell 3.45%, while the mid -capitalization index fell 2.46%.

All the high capitalization shares closed with losses and the biggest decline was the shares of Piraeus (-6.52%), Alpha Bank (-5.98%), Mytilineos (-5.58%), Viohalco (-4.38%), Elvalhalcor (-4.09%) (-3.93%).

The largest volume of trading was presented by Alpha Bank and Eurobank with 16,601,923 and 10,845,768 shares, respectively.

Piraeus scored the highest value of trading with EUR 43.14 million and National with EUR 42.21 million.

13 shares were up, 98 declining and 13 remained stable.

The shares rose the most: Space Hellas (+6.21%) and Petropoulos (+5.56%).

The biggest decline was recorded by Attica Publications (-9.43%) and Runner (-8.04%).

High capitalization index shares were closed as follows:

Aktor: 5,2000 -1,89%

Optima: 15,3600 -2.78%

TITAN: 42.5000 -1.73%

Alpha Bank: 2,2000 -5.98%

Aegean Airlines: 11,9900 -2.36%

Viohalco: 5,8900 -4.38%

GEK TERNA: 19,2000 -3.32%

AIA: 9,0920 -2.24%

PPC: 13,8100 -1,78%

Coca Cola HBC: 42,0400 -0.05%

ELLAKTOR: 1,4960 -2.73%

ELPE: 7,6500 -2.92%

Elvalhalcor: 2,1100 -4.09%

NATIONAL: 9,4500 -3.57%

EYDAP: 5,9600 -0.67%

Eurobank: 2,4670 -3.93%

Lamda Development: 6,7300 -2.18%

Motor Oil: 22,0800 -3.50%

Jumbo: 25,3200 -2.62%

MYTILINEOS: 40,6000 -5.58%

PPA: 35,1500 -0.85%

OPAP: 18,3300 -2.34%

OTE: 15,0000 -1,64%

PIRAEUS: 5,0480 -6.52%

SARANTIS: 12,8400 -2.28%