Greek stocks end Tuesday's session flat

Greek stocks ended Tuesday's session flat reflecting a shrinking turnover in the Athens Stock Exchange with investors leaving the market for their summer holidays. The general index ended 0.14 percent higher at 2,135.20 points after hitting an intra-day low of 2,113 and an intra-day high of 2,145 points. Traders said that the market was supported by a limited buying activity in blue chip stocks, particularly telecommunications and banks. The Textile, Publication and IT Solution sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day (3.87 percent, 2.34 percent and 2.23 percent, respectively), while the Insurance, Telecommunications and Bank sectors scored the biggest percentage gains (1.07 percent, 0.42 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively). The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 0.21 percent, while the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index fell by 0.37 percent and 1.70 percent, respectively. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 259 to 70 with another 70 issues unchanged. Turnover was a low 118.5 million euros.