Equity prices were up on Thursday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 1.38 percent at 635.10 points at 11.00 am and turnover at 1.86 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 1.61 percent and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index was also up 1.70 percent.

The biggest gains were recorded in Banks (+5.65 percent), Technology (+2.56 percent) Telecoms (+2.03 percent) and Travel and Recreation (+2.01).

Of the stocks traded, 42 were up, 6 were down and 4 remained unchanged.