
Greek stock market hovers above 2,100 on Friday, posting mixed signs on a small fluctuation range. Investors await NBG and Alpha earnings releases next week and eye ECOFIN meeting on Tuesday. Across the board, the General Index adds 0.66%.
Debt provisions increased 33% y-o-y to 1.18 bil. euro, or 2.11% of the average net loans in 2009. Group pre provision income exceeded 2008 levels and reached €1.6bn in 2009.
“The key risk would be if Greece were unwilling to accept the near-term adjustment costs, hoping that their current difficulties could be solved via external assistance,” the Bank says.