Upward reaction, after strong retreat (23.5.2025), recorded prices of shares At the beginning of today’s (26.5.2025) meeting of Stock market Athens, with the market following the upward movement of European shares.
European markets are recovering in the aftermath of the Trump decision to extend the deadline for imposing 50% of EU products by July 9th. At the heart of investment interest are the stock prices, driving the market over 1,820 points. Specifically, the General Index on the Greek Stock Exchange stands at 1,825.60 points, up 1.29%. The value of the transactions amounts to € 19.29 million.
Of the high capitalization shares, the shares of Piraeus (+2.97%), Alpha Bank (+2.08%), Eurobank (+2.01%), Greece (+1.90%) and Ethniki (+1.73%) recorded the highest. On the contrary, the shares of AIA (-0.41%) and Coca Cola HBC (-0.04%) declined.
Upward moves 73 shares, 9 declining and 10 remain constant.
The shares (+5.45%) and MIG (+4.55%) were the largest rise, while the shares decline: Nafpaktos (-7.69%) and Lanakam (K) (-5.56%).
European stock markets
European shares have jumped today at the start of transactions, and are expected to recover the losses of the previous meeting amid relief after US President Donald Trump delayed his threat of imposing 50% duties on the European Union.
The Pan -European Stoxx 600 index rises 1%. The reference index fell 0.9% on Friday after Trump unexpectedly demanded high duties on the products from the EU, saying that negotiations in the region were not moving fast enough.
The German DAX index is at +1.66%, the French CAC 40 is up 1.21%, the FTSE MIB in Milan at +1.11%and the Spanish IBEX 35 at +1.03%.
The London Stock Exchange is closed due to national holiday, and today Wall Street for Memorial Day is also closed
Yesterday (25.5.2025), Trump extended the deadline for imposing duties by July 9, as of June 1st he had announced before, as he agreed in such a move after European Commission President Ursula von der Laene told him that the EU needed more time.
The index of vehicles and accessories for vehicles, affected by duty -related pressures, recovered 1.4%. Mercedes’ stock rose 2.1%, BMW by 2%and Volkswagen by 1.9%.
The shares of luxury companies, which have a special exposure to the US market, have risen. The shares of Kering, LVMH and Richemont reinforced between 1.5% and 2.4%.