Greece ETF Banks on Upbeat Financial Earnings

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Greece’s largest banks surged Wednesday on a profitable earnings season, bolstering the Greek country-specific exchange traded fund.

The Global X MSCI Greece ETF (GREK) jumped 3.1% Wednesday and was trading back above its short-term, 50-day simple moving average.

Supporting the Greek markets, some of the country’s largest banks revealed profits in the second quarter. For instance, Greece’s largest lender Piraeus Bank revealed net profit of 22 million euros, or $22.31 million, after a net loss of 37 million euros in the first quarter, reports George Georgiopoulos for Reuters.

The banking sector has suffered as a protracted recession triggered record high unemployment rates, which made it harder for borrowers to service debt – over 40% of the sector’s loans are non-performing.

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Moreover, banks are struggling with funding gaps after depositors fled last year, leading to capital controls in June 2015. The industry still relies on central bank funding to make up the difference.

“The stabilization of economic activity in Greece was reflected in the gradual improvement of liquidity, with deposit inflows during the last three months,” Piraeus Chief Executive George Poulopoulos said in a statement.

Piraeus Bank stocks were up 15.5% Wednesday.

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Alpha Bank, Greece’s fourth-largest lender by assets, registered a gross profit of 6.3 million euros in the first six months of the year on increased operational revenues and decrease in provisions levels, Business Review reports.

Alpha Bank shares were 10.3% higher Wednesday.

Additionally, Greece’s third-largest lender by assets, Eurobank, stayed profitable for the second strait quarter after bringing in net earnings of 46 million euros, or $51 million, for the three months ended June, Reuters reports.

Eurobank shares surged 18.0% Wednesday.

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The Global X MSCI Greece ETF includes a hefty tilt toward the financial sector. Financials make up 26.4% of GREK’s underlying portfolio. Among its top ten holdings, GREK includes a 11.7% tilt toward Alpha Bank, 3.9% to Eurobank and 3.7% to Piraeus Bank.

For more information on the Greek markets, visit our Greece category.

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