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Greek Stocks Advance on Bank Merger Talk, National Gains 20%
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Shares in National Bank of Greece SA rose as much as 24 percent at the start of trading on the Athens exchange today.
National, the largest Greek bank, added 20 percent to 3.34 euros at 10:40 a.m. in Athens while the Athens benchmark general index rose 7.1 percent to 942.89. Piraeus Bank SA added 27 percent to 71 cents.