ASE general index nears 900-point mark on Thur.

Τhe general index of the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) on Thursday closed with marginal gains of 0.36 percent end at 897.63 points, a 2.5-month high.

Turnover reached 50 million euros.

Trading withstood downward pressure throughout the session, with the Athens bourse now “eyeing” the next milestone, which is the 900-point threshold.

The trading came amid close scrutiny, by the markets, of developments related to the ECB, with many analysts predicting a hike in interest rates by 25 to 50 basis points next month.