Greece's 30-year bond issue is attracting strong demand, with bids exceeding 17 billion euros while the interest rate of the issue eased to 150-155 basis points plus Mid Swap from 160 bps in the opening of the book-building process on Wednesday.

In the domestic market, the yield on the 10-year bond fell and stabilized below 1%.

The European Central Bank in a report on Thursday said it "very much welcomes the positive economic and financial developments observed in Greece in the course of 2019."