Equity prices rose on Thursday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.91% at 649.10 points at 11 a.m. and turnover at 12.49 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.75% and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 1.32%.

On individual sector indices, the biggest gains were in Commerce (+4.51%), and Telecoms (+2.67%). The biggest losses were in Food (-3.5%), and Banks (-3.45%).

Of the stocks traded, 33 were up, 7 were down and 6 were unchanged.

Despite a small smile on Thursday, here is the overall pic of doom and gloom –