Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) closed with a 1.06% increase, despite the German negative response to the Greek request for a six-month extension of the loan agreement. The General Price Index closed at 856.50 points, recording a 1.06% increase. Intraday, the General Price Index moved in a wide range, variating 48 units. The higher price it recorded reached 883.87 points (+ 4.29%) while the lowest was 835.48 points (-1.42%). The total value of transactions stood at a high level and amounted to 267.22 million euros, the Blue Chip Index rose at a rate of 1.33%, while the Midcap Index was strengthened by 1.87%. In total, 85 stocks recorded an increase, 34 fell and 32 remained stable. The highest increase rate was recorded by the stocks of Pairis (+30%), Mathios (+29.96%) and Chaidemenos (+27.79%). On the opposite, the highest decrease rate was recorded by the stocks of Medicon (-20%), AEGEK (-18.92%) and SELONTA (-18.28%).