The Athens stock market general index opened Monday’s session with a slight 0.15% rise standing at 564 points. Trading was slow, as expected  for August, with just under 2mn Euros worth of stocks changing hands. The National Bank was up by 1.67% at 0.183 Euros, while Eurobank registered 1.34% profits standing at 0.454 Euros. Piraeus Banks had a 2.29% increase at 0.134 Euros, while Lamda construction lost 2.29% at 4.32 Euros after the developments with the deal at the former airport at Hellinikon.