Bullish trends prevail on the Greek stock market, for the second consecutive day, with the result that it remains in record territory (14-year high – April 2011), setting a “bow” for 1,550 points. Beneficially, international markets seem to be overcoming the technology shock, as they “absorbed” much of the pressure exerted on Monday by China’s DeepSeek, which is changing the game in artificial intelligence.

Specifically, in Wednesday’s (Jan 29) session, the General Index is up +0.31% to trade at 1,550.45 points, having moved so far between 1,546.61 (low of the day) and 1,551.40 (high of the day). Banks are leading the new upward effort, with the sector index temporarily exceeding 1,430 points, “flirting” with a new record of more than 9 years (November 2015).

Overseas stock markets are currently moving in positive territory, boosted by yesterday’s Wall Street reaction and strong corporate results. Traders are focusing on tonight’s Federal Reserve verdict, which is expected to keep interest rates unchanged. It is followed on Thursday by the ECB, which may further ease monetary policy.

Titan is in the spotlight as investors officially kicked off the roadshow ahead of Titan America’s IPO on the NYSE. The public offering includes 24 million shares, of which 9 million are new shares to be issued by Titan America and 15 million will be sold by Titan Cement Group. Underwriters will also have a 30-day option to purchase an additional 3.6 million shares to meet excess demand. The IPO is valued at $15 to $18 per share, and following the IPO, Titan Cement is expected to retain 87% of Titan America’s share capital, or 85% if the underwriters exercise their option in full.

Investors are also focusing on Alpha Bank, which announced a full takeover of Flexfin with the intention of merging its Greek factoring operations with ABC Factors. Flexfin is a fintech company active in the provision of factoring services in Greece and Cyprus, specializing in liquidity solutions tailored to SMEs. The integration of Flexfin is expected to significantly expand ABC Factors’ client base in the Greek market, with financing targets likely to exceed €1 billion in the coming years.