The Greek Athex Composite GR:GD surged nearly 7% in opening trade on Monday, following the landslide victory of the conservative party led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. New Democracy was leading the left-leaning Syriza party by over 20 percentage points. The yield on the 10-year Greek government bond BX:TMBMKGR-10Yfell 6 basis points to 3.94%.
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