Between the profit taking and the favourable climate abroad "balanced" Athens Avenue, with sellers prevailing and putting an end to the five-day rally that had led the AAA to continuous overruns of the high 17 years (November 2009 levels). However, losses were controlled, resulting in the General Price Index not being removed from the newly acquired ones.

In particular, at Thursday's meeting (18/6) the DG retreated 12.91 units or -0.52% and closed at 2.471.78 units. About 21 units determined the index range, with a low day of 2,467,80 units and a high day of 2.489,11 units. Profit +4.18% notes the Stock Exchange in June, while it is reinforced by +16.55% within 2026.

With the banks moving today in "quiet waters", there were some blue chips which stood out due to their strong profits and prevented a larger "wave" of sales on the dashboard. The reason for Aktor, Cenergy and EYDAP, which were strengthened between +3% and +6%. HELLENIQ ENERGY continued in positive orbit—and record track—for the fourth consecutive day, surpassing 11 euros and expanding the high 18.5 years (January 2008). A strong rise was recorded by the IPTO, closing over 4.4 euros in a new historic high, shortly after the process of raising share capital was completed.

The look at the rebalancing of FTSE-Stoxx and the milestone of 2,500 units

The first, historical decision of the new president of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Wars, brought chain reactions and pressures to Wall Street. Although the U.S. central bank maintained - as expected - interest rates unchanged in the range of 3.5% to 3.75%, the market was "sounded" by Wars' harsh stance. The new head of the Fed chose not to give any future guidance (guidance), eliminating indications of possible policy relaxation within 2026 and leaving open the "window" even for increases.

In the wake of this aggressive rhetoric, the Euromarkets are currently moving on to mixed territory, and Athens was coordinated with the caution that prevails internationally. Investment psychology is only partly based on the deescalation of oil prices, which followed the formal signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation and the peace agreement between the US and Iran. In this context, a part of the investors in the AAA proceeded to selective liquidations to secure short-term profits (profit taking).

In any case, the domestic market shows strong autonomous dynamics. Yesterday's closure of the General Index at 2,484 units - a level that is a new high 17 years old - confirmed the recent buying out and gave a clear signal about the short-term trend, with the psychological limit of 2,500 units being the next direct target.

Interest turns to tomorrow's rebalancing of international FTSE and Stoxx indicators. A major winner of the process is CrediaBank, which takes Saranti's place in the high capitalisation index, while also ensuring its introduction to Stoxx's indicators, which is expected to attract significant capital inputs from foreign portfolios.

This afternoon (16:00 Greek time) completed the public tender for the increase in share capital of IPTO Shareholders, amounting to 530m euros, as part of the manager's wider PMC, amounting to 1 billion euros. In view of the strong demand that has arisen, the company has known that offers under EUR 4,05 per new share will probably not be taken into account. It is recalled that a maximum disposal price is set at EUR 4,17 per share. After the final price is set (18-19 June), the new shares will start trading at Euronext Athens on 24 June.

The Athens International Airport (AIA) took place on the markets with a 7-year bond, aiming to raise 500m euros. The transaction attracted strong investment interest, with orders exceeding 2.6 billion euros, exceeding 5.2 times the amount requested. The interest rate on the maturity bond in 2033 was set at 3.75%. Clearance is scheduled for 24 June, with the entry to trading on Euronext's Global Exchange Market in Dublin. At the same time, the company announced that it received the investment tier from Moody’s (Baa1 with stable prospects) and S&P Global (BBB+ with stable prospects).

In the final line, Attica Branches has entered the regulated market of Euronext Athens through the disposal of up to 18 million shares of the company (percentage 29.9%). Up to 17,1 million shares will be offered to the investment public through a public offer in Greece and up to 900,000 shares will be offered through parallel disposal in a limited circle of persons. The public offer will begin on Wednesday 24 June at 10:00 Greek time and will end on Friday 26 June at 16:00 Greek time. On Tuesday (23/6) the binding range of the disposal price will be announced, with the maximum price set at 3.2 euros per share, while the start of the stock trading is set for Thursday, July 2.

Thrace Plastics announced the first quarter financial results before the start of today’s transactions.

Ideal Holdings was currently negotiating at a new nominal value of EUR 1,2 (from EUR 1.9 previously) and without the right to recover EUR 0,7 per share. Wednesday 24 June is set as the starting date for the capital repayment.

Trade Estates has now cut a dividend of EUR 0.0654 per share. This is a balance to be distributed in the last year and amounts to around EUR 7,95 million. Payment is due to begin on Wednesday, June 24th. It is recalled that last January the distribution of a temporary dividend of EUR 0.065 per share (about EUR 7,87 million) had preceded the distribution of an overall dividend of EUR 0,13 per share.

Dynamic rebound on Wall Street – Mixed charge in Europe

Wall Street's main indicators are winning, recovering partly from the losses of yesterday's meeting. Dow Jones is reinforced by +0.4%, S&P 500 by +0.9% and Nasdaq by +1.2%. In the first meeting of the Fed with Kevin Wars in the "timony", interest rates remained unchanged in the 3.5% to 3.75% range. However, the revised dot plot showed that the median estimate for the end of 2026 rose to 3.8% (from 3.4% in March), indicating at least one interest rate increase within the year.

A mixed picture shows European stock exchanges, with most sectoral indicators on negative soil. The European Stoxx 600 index declines by -0.5% and the British FTSE 100 moves lower by -1.2% after the Bank of England (BoE)'s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75%. Instead, German DAX wins +0.1% and French CAC +0.2%. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index first broke the "block" of 71,000 units, while South Korea's Kospi first exceeded the 9,000-unit milestone.

Source: www.newmoney.gr