Greek stocks ended higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday with buyers maintaining the upper hand, particularly for blue chip stocks, traders here said.

The composite index ended 0.68 percent higher at 4,231.43 points with the turnover a moderate 322.7 million euros (407.2 million U.S. dollars).

The Big Cap index rose 0.64 percent, the Mid Cap index and the Small Cap index ended 0.52 percent and 0.67 percent higher respectively.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 161 to 105 with another 52 issues unchanged.

Source: Xinhua