For the second day in a row, the Athens Stock Exchange is called upon to manage import pressures from abroad, where concerns have turned to the possible shutdown of the US government and Trump's threats of tariffs on European products.

Nevertheless, the Greek market, as yesterday, is showing great composure, having as its first objective the defence of the psychological levels of 1,450 points, which keep... the door open to the highs of 1,502 points.

Specifically, in the last session of the week, the General Index recorded a controlled decline of 0.46% to 1,449.62 points, losing 6.5 points compared to Thursday's close (1,456.28 points).

The arc of daily fluctuations spans five points (from 1,449.49 to 1,454.23 points), with the turnover of transactions ranging at 4 million euros in the first 10 minutes, of which 1.3 million euros are pre-agreed packages.

Piraeus shares slip -0.53% to EUR 3.911, Alpha shares follow at -0.38% and EUR 1.581, Eurobank shares trade at -0.36% and EUR 2.228, while National Bank shares are unchanged at EUR 7.778.