The stock market's course on Wednesday does not correspond to the Greek economy's fundamentals and the banks' situation, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday in an interview with '105.5 Sto Kokkino' radio station.
According to British site thetimes.co.uk, Greece is taking urgent action to tackle Islamist extremists who have infiltrated a large refugee camp on Lesvos and are alleged to be coercing migrants into joining Islamic State.
The pressures on the Athens Stock Exchange will continue until more clarity is available, Morgan Stanley predicts in a note that echoes almost all of the stock market's feelings after yesterday's sell-off of Greek bank stocks.