DAILY COMMENT
THURSDAY 19 JULY 2007
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The General Index closed higher at yesterday’s session by 0.34%
at 5,086.92, although International Markets marked losses.
Volume reached €474M. Investors’ interest returned to the
banking sector.
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TITAN CEMENT [TITK GA: €41.50 +1.77%]
Titan received approval from Albania’s Government to build a $200M plant in Tirana.
AS COMPANY [ASCO GA: €2.40 +3%]
AS Company considers issuing a bond in order to finance its investment plans and especially its expansion into new markets.
LAVIPHARM [LAVI GA: €5.56 -2.46%]
Lavipharm expects to boost sales and profit after starting to sell a new pain patch product in the USA in the second half of this
year.
LAMDA DEVELOPMENT [LAMDA GA: €15.34 +0.26%]
Lamda Development unveiled plans to open a new shopping mall at the facility that hosted the IBC during the Athens 2004
Olympic Games. The new mall will be called Golden Hall.
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USA
Consumer Price Index for June at 0.2%
Prior: 0.7% Estimate: 0.1%
USA
Housing Starts for June at 1467K
Prior: 1474K Estimate: 1450K
EUROPE
Trade Balance for May at 1.7B
Prior: 1.8B Estimate: 2.2B
ECONOMIC NEWS
USA
15:30ÆInitial Jobless Claims for July 15
Prior: 308K Estimate: 311K
USA
17:00ÆLeading Indicators for June
Prior: 0.3% Estimate: -0.1%
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