Oil prices are rising, stock prices are strengthening, Brent above 100 dollars since early on, with the result that the start of the session in Frankfurt and Paris began with buyers having the advantage, with the trend remaining upward until a little while ago.
Last session of September, with the close of the nine-month period providing the possibility for shaping better valuations. The Euro STOXX Banks is in positive territory, correspondingly influencing investors in the Greek stock market.
Since the start of the session, inflows into bank stocks and blue chips have been steady, contributing to September's positive tally and a positive change of almost 28% in the nine-month period. The interest of the session, so far, is the breadth of choices by buyers both in banks and in blue chips.
A session that, as all indications show, will be completed with the consolidation of the GD above the 2,700-point area, with sights on 2,750 at the day's close.
A month with significant outperformance for several large/mid-cap stocks. Specifically 30.7% for EXAE, 19.3% for Optima Bank, DDA 16.4%, etc.
At 3,357 points the DTR with steady inflows into all four systemic banks' shares, with indicative prices for Piraeus at 10.95 euros and 4.99 euros for Eurboank.
In the area of 7,053 points the FTSE 25, with the share of PPC at +2.69% and Coca-Cola at +2.38%, the index clearly has a long direction.
With buyers having the upper hand in Melten (+0.97%), GEK Terna (+0.54%), Allwyn (+0.92%).
With the first hour of trading completed, turnover is approaching 80 million euros, with several pre-agreed orders.