Mild upward trends recorded prices of shares in the opening of today’s (8.9.2025) session of Athens Shipowner. The largest European stock markets are moving up, with investors focusing their interest in France where the critical vote in the National Assembly for a vote of confidence in the government.
Specifically, the General Price Index of the Athens Stock Exchange stands at 2,032.62 points, up 0.47%. The value of the transactions amounts to € 7.59 million.
The high capitalization index rose 0.48%, while the medium capitalization index is up to 0.39%.
Of the high capitalization shares, the shares of OPAP (+1.70%), Sarantis (+1.39%), Cyprus (+1.36%) and Coca Cola HBC (+1.21%) were the highest.
On the other hand, the shares of EYDAP (-0.43%) and AKTOR (-0.26%) are the biggest decline.
63 shares move up, 24 downstream and 14 remain constant. The biggest gain was recorded by the shares: Minerva (+13.17%) and Kyriakoulis (+7.08%), while the shares (5.07%) and Evorma (-1.95%) are the highest decline.
European Stock Exchanges: The shares are rising in the start of transactions
European shares rose today at the start of transactions, at the beginning of a week in which political uncertainty in France is expected to dominate.
French Prime Minister Francois Bairou is expected to lose voting to vote for a vote of confidence in parliament today, at a time when the second largest European economy is struggling to limit its debt.
The Pan -European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.33% to 551 points at 10:08 pm Greece, with the French CAC 40 rising by 0.4%. Despite their current upward start, French shares have been submissive over the Stoxx index from the beginning of the year, amid pressure from increasing bond yields.
The shares of oil and gas companies recorded the highest profits, up 1.2%, following a 1.8% increase in crude oil prices.