Greek stocks rally for third successive session‏

Greek stocks extended their rally for the third successive session in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, pushing the composite index of the market above the 700-point level. Buying activity again focused on bank shares. The composite index rose 1.62 pct to end at 710.22 points, off the day’s highs of 715.88 points. The Bank index is up 40.88 pct in the last six sessions. The Large Cap index ended 1.89 pct higher and the Mid Cap index rose 0.57 pct. Turnover was an improved 52.524 million euros with volume of 231,370,255.