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Athens stock market gains 3.65pc after three-day loss

Published August 6, 2015 Updated August 6, 2015 07:06pm

ATHENS: The Athens stock market on Thursday closed with 3.65 percent gains, its first after three straight days of losses suffered since it was reopened this week following a five-week closure.

The ATHEX index closed at 666.68 points, after having lost 19.35 percent of its value since resuming business at the start of the week.

On Monday alone, the ATHEX suffered a record-setting plunge of 16.23 percent.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2015