Equity prices were falling on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) on Wednesday, with the basic share price index down 1.88 percent, standing at 1,102.31 points at 11.00 a.m., and a turnover at 20.82 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 1.88 percent, while the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was down 0.91 percent.

On individual sector indices, the biggest gains were in Media  with an increase of 7.56 percent, Chemicals that went up 0.89 percent and Personal & Household with an increase 0.57 percent.

The heaviest losses were in Health that went down 4.25 percent and Commerce down 2.00 percent, Real Estate down 1.98 percent and Travel & Leisure down 1.80 percent.