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Greek market jitters ease on hope for bailout deal

Shares were up over 3 percent on the Athens Stock Exchange in early afternoon trading Tuesday, while bond yields retreated from a Monday spike, with the 2-year rate dropping by more than a percentage point to 22

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Athens, Greece
Tue, May 19, 2015 Published on May. 19, 2015 Published on 2015-05-19T19:01:46+07:00

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hares were up over 3 percent on the Athens Stock Exchange in early afternoon trading Tuesday, while bond yields retreated from a Monday spike, with the 2-year rate dropping by more than a percentage point to 22.9 percent.

Greece's new left-wing government is struggling to agree on terms for the release of remaining bailout money needed to avoid a summer default.

In Brussels, EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said the troubled negotiations were making progress, "albeit at a slow pace." (*)

 

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