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Market Comment
ASE ended down 2.0% on lower €179.6m volume. NBG closed at €25.58, down
3.18% with 1.0m shares traded. EUROB GA closed also down 3.75% with 1.7m
shares traded. OPAP closed down 0.28% on 0.69m shares being traded.
European and US markets also dropped. For today’s session, domestic market is
expected to open from lower levels, following losses in US and Asia.

Corporate News
OPAP GA /Greece said on Monday it will extend the suspension of a new tax on
gaming winnings and start talks on the measure, which had met strong opposition
from sales agents of the country's betting monopoly OPAP The law, which slaps
a 10 percent tax on net winnings from OPAP's games, was passed in July by the
country's previous conservative government and was due to go into effect on Oct.
21 after a first suspension of one month.
According to press Imerisia, Greece examines the possibility of partial
liberalization of Stihima to the Internet.

PIRAEUS GA / Announces the reduction of interest rates to 8.75% for all
purchases to be made in the Greek market through its credit cards from 01.11.2009
to 28.02.2010 and at the same time increasing credit card limits by 25% for all
clients with performing balances
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World Economy
United States
Existing Home Sales (Sep) 5.57m (consensus: 5.35m, August: 5.09m)

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