The Euronext Athens Stock Exchange rose in May 2026, with the General Index showing an increase of 8.41% compared to April 2026 levels.
Specifically, according to data from the new AXIANumbers May 2026 report, the stock market landscape was as follows:
- 461 new client and registered broker accounts were created, compared to 2,801 new accounts in April, while Collective Client Accounts as a whole (Registered Intermediaries’ Shares and Insurance Shares) hold €6.64 billion (4.57% of the total Portfolio Value - §3.1).
- The ATHEX market capitalization stood at €145.31 billion at the end of the month, representing an increase of 12.39% compared to April levels (€129.29 billion).
- The Trading Value for May 2026 reached €836.17 million, marking an increase of 29.81% from the previous month’s trading activity of €5,266.41 million, while compared to May 2025, when the trading value was €4,493.85 million, there was a 52.12%increase.
- Foreign Unit Holders recorded inflows of €305.70 million in May 2026, in contrast to Domestic Unit Holders, who recorded outflows of €305.70 million in May 2026.
- The distribution of the Portfolio Value of Unit Holders stood at 68.53% for Foreign Unit Holders and 31.47% for Domestic Unit Holders.
- The countries with the highest portfolio value (client shares) for the month of May 2026 were the U.S. with a total portfolio value of €24.16 billion, Cyprus with a portfolio value of €13.51 billion, and Luxembourg with a portfolio value of €8.92 billion.
- Foreign Unit Holders accounted for 71.6% of total transactions (purchases & sales) in May 2026 (compared to 68.8% the previous month), while Domestic Unit Holders accounted for 28.4% of transactions (compared to 31.2% the previous month).