Equity prices rose on Friday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index increased by 0.36% at 963.26 points at 11 a.m. and turnover at 7.99 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.34 percent, and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was up 1.02 percent.

Individual sector indices noted the biggest gains in Health (+2%), Personal care (+1.56%) and Technology (+0.91%). The biggest losses were in Industrial Products (-0.46%), and Utilities (-0.38%).