With a positive sign, the session opened in European markets, with the stronger return of buyers driving the significant rise in the Greek stock market.
With futures contracts in the New York derivatives market at a premium, buyers are dominant in Frankfurt and Paris, while with a tailwind of buying in the banking sector, the longs have a clear lead on Euronext Athens.
The trend was evident from the pre-opening session, as orders were placed at levels up to 2% higher for the DTR, while at the same time they were being placed in the majority of blue chips.
Indeed, the start came from 3,201.26 points for the DTR, with a wide upward gap (compared with yesterday's "closing" price), continuing up to 38 points higher.
The flow of orders was visibly faster compared with yesterday's initial half-hour, with increased transactions, significant pre-agreed orders and signs of urgency on the part of buyers.
Already, by 10:45, transactions of 4.1 million shares had been made, with 3.2 million shares in banking stocks, and turnover of 28 million euros, with 11.74 million through block trades.
During the course of the half-hour, "green" was the color dominating the board for FTSE25 and FTSEMidCap stocks, an indication that the more active presence of investors was not limited to the usual 8-10 standard choices.
With a wide upward gap, the General Index formed up to 2,685 points, a fluctuation that technically strengthens the long direction in the short term. A significant development is the possible immediate trend change on the daily chart, as it would activate additional traders and short-term players, adding momentum to the market.
At 10.51 (3.24%) for Piraeus, at 17.35 (2.97%) for National Bank, at 9.48 (1.17%) for AKTOR, third in the relevant ranking with increased transactions. At 11.86 (0.95%) for Allwyn, at 23.22 (1.57%) for PPC, at 43.18 (0.86%) for GEK TERNA, at 25.12 (1.05%) for Jumbo, at 49.90 (1.34%) for Metlen Energy & Metals, at 47.80 (0.80%) for TITAN, etc.
The FTSE25 was in the range of 6,838-6,897 points, with steady inflows/orders in large caps.
Turnover stood at 51.2 million euros, with 15.37 million through pre-agreed orders, upon completion of the first half-hour.
At 73/23 was the ratio of stocks with a positive/negative sign, with IDEAL Holdings (5.51), Alter Ego Media (6.60), PPA (47.96), Intracom Holdings (2.94) standing out among FTSEMidCap stocks. A new all-time high at 10.90 euros for the Profile stock.