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Athens stock plunges ahead of final presidential vote

Published: 29 Dec 2014 - 12:49 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 05:14 pm

 

ATHENS--Greek stocks plunged at the opening on Monday ahead of a final parliamentary vote to choose a new president and avert a snap election that could bring a radical leftwing party to power.

The Athens bourse sank 5.24 percent to 808.46 points shortly before the 1000 GMT vote.

AFP