Equity prices were falling at 11:00 am on Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), one hour before the crucial second vote for the election of a President of the Republic.

More specifically, the basic share price index was down 1.82%, standing at 852.02 points and turnover was at 5.16 million euros.

The FTSE/ASE Large Cap index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks fell by 1.73%, and the FTSE/ASE Mid Cap index fell by 1.09%.

12 of the stocks traded were rising, 31 were falling and 10 remained unchanged.