A positive start of the week for ATHEX with banks once again leading the meeting and the General Index heading to 1,800 points. The banking race was now the title of Alpha Bank, which closed with a significant increase of 4.51% to 2,550 euros. Alpha’s share is of investment interest as shares (about 15 million securities) have changed hands (about 15 million securities) totaling € 36.2 million.

This was followed by Eurobank stock, which closed at 4.02% (EUR 2,590) of the National Bank, which closed 3.11% to 10,105 euros, and Piraeus’ stock rose 1.96% to EUR 5,404.

Of the non -systemic banks with profits of over 2%, Attica (EUR 0.7690) closed and the Bank of Cyprus, after the release of the first quarter results, which records EUR 117 million, closed at € 6.30 with 4.33% profits.

According to the Optima Bank report, all four systemic banks remains on a “buy”, with Piraeus Bank and Alpha Bank standing out as the top choices.

From the other shares that have been remarkable today, OTE’s performance with its stock rose 2.26% to 17,180 euros. ACIA analysis is recommended to buy the market (Buy) aimed at the price of 19.50 euros.

Motor Oil’s stock closed at 22,520 euros with a rise of 2.36%. Mytileneos closed 1.59% to 42,140 euros. OPAP moved down 0.91% to 19.56 euros.

The FTSE 25 (high capitalization) was reinforced by 1.56% to 4407.11 points and Mid Cap (medium capitalization) closed 1.01% to 2,652 points.

The value of the transactions stood at € 226,344 million, of which EUR 32.5 million was in packages. At 120,719 billion euros, market capitalization was formed. The sign for 128 shares, negative for 32 and 14 shares remained unchanged.