Renewed tensions in the Middle East, the price of U.S. crude returning above $70, brent at $72.74 and the S&P500 futures in New York down 0.24%.
Earlier, mixed trends in the Asian markets, as concerns return about supplies from the region.
At 18.41 points the VIX/CBOE index, which practically means that for investors the main scenario is that of maintaining the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, for a 60-day ceasefire, however for traders the short-term "pricing" is being done at lower levels.
Already, the two sides are scheduling talks, to end the mutual attacks, tomorrow in Qatar.
A discount that is being factored in, on the one hand with the half-year "book closing" tomorrow Tuesday, on the other with the announcement of critical economic data in the U.S., the day after tomorrow Thursday. In any case, June's "bottom line" is negative, indicatively 2.23% for the S&P500, at 7,353.37 points. Negative as well for DAX30,CAC40 throughout June.
With the opposite result for investors in the Greek stock market, as with the GD at 2,449.29 points, the change is positive by 3.34%.
This differentiation is mainly due to the outperformance of FTSE25 "heavyweights" and not bank stocks. Indeed, for the FTSE25 at 6,203.62 points the change is plus 3.06% versus a marginally negative 0.04% for the DTR at 2,734.21 points. Premium for specific blue chips versus banking stocks, with the energy sector fueling the market's long trend.
The main driver is PPC, with a return of 9.71% at 23.04 euros, and a synchronized trend in ADMIE (22.81%) as well as HelleniQ Energy (8.70), Motor Oil (38.14) and also AKTOR (30.16%) which is claiming a role in the broadly defined energy sector. A sector which, according to the report by Giorgos Fintikakis has momentum and is also in a phase of creating synergies.
At the center is the prospect of creating a second FSRU and the scenarios for discussions between AKTOR and Motor Oil group's "Dioryga Gas". Plans also from the Gastrade-HelleniQ Energy side.
A sector attracting investment capital and strong foreign players, energy has emerged, for quite some time now, as the alternative for "international money", claiming an even larger share than banking.
Interesting are the references by Chameleon to AKTOR and ADMIE, with the Operator being valued at 1.774 billion, i.e. in terms of stock market capitalization as an FTSE25 stock and not FTSEMidCap as it is today.
Continuation of the ex-rights process (for dividend), today for Fourlis (0.15 euros/share), Alter Ego Media (0.12/share) and GEK TERNA (0.40/share), Profile (0.08/share), Safe Bulkers (0.06/share) tomorrow Tuesday, the last session of June. And the start of July, with ex-dividend for HelleniQ Energy (0.40/share), TITAN (1.10/share), Alpha Bank ( 0.015/share), OTE (0.88/share), Flexopack (0.18/share) the day after tomorrow Wednesday, A related article refers to shares of seven listed companies with a yield above 5% .