The Cyprus Stock Exchange GENX index ended the first half of 2005 with cumulative gains of 17.68%, after it closed at 85.38 points on June 30 compared to 72.55 points at the start of the year. The FTSE/CySE 20 large cap index, which ended June 30 at 405.73 points, advanced 19.86% compared to its start

Chr. & K. Mitsides Ltd. has received the blessing of the Board of Directors of the Athens Stock Exchange and the Cyprus Stock Exchange Council for a dual listing on the ASE and the CSE. Mitsides will list its shares in the Parallel Market of the ASE and the CSE in the first dual listing

The price of pasteurised milk increased by two cent per litre to reach 57 cent per litre, the first increase since the liberalisation of the milk sector. The price increase is attributed primarily to the increase in energy costs. Lanitis Brothers (LB) increased its prices at the end of June, whilst Christis Dairies (CDL) incorporated