On Tuesday, Shares of National Bank of Greece S.A. (NYSE:NBG), gained 7.87% to $1.05, following reports that the Greek government and EU authorities are in last minute discussions regarding a deal to get the country to pay part of its debt and avoid a default.
Greece owes about $1.8 million (1.6 billion euros) to the International Monetary Fund. The deadline for that payment is tonight.
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is said to have called Jean-Claude Junker, the president of the EC, on Monday night in order to talk about the offer, BBC.com reports.
National Bank of Greece S.A., together with its auxiliaries, provides diversified financial services. The company is involved in retail and commercial banking, asset administration, investment banking, brokerage, and insurance activities.
Health care stocks were mixed in afternoon trade Tuesday, with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index slipping less than 0.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 gaining 0.3% as a group.
Among healthcare stocks, Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), inclined 1.41% to $117.08, during its last trading session.
Gilead Sciences’s Director John Francis Cogan sold 27,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.13, for a total value of $3,243,510.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 44,309 shares of the company’s stock, valued at about $5,322,840.17. The transaction was revealed in a filing with the SEC.
Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines in areas of unmet medical need in North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific.
Finally, Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), ended its last trade with -0.59% loss, and closed at $5.03, hitting its lowest level.
Director Bradley A. Keywell sold 500,000 shares of Groupon stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.36, for a total transaction of $2,680,000.00. The transaction was revealed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
In other news, on June 24, Groupon, declared the launch of the new Groupon Apple Watch app, expanding the reach of its local ecommerce marketplace across all types of consumer devices. With the new Apple Watch app, users gain instant access to the key features from Groupon’s iPhone experience right from their wrists, counting the ability to discover and buy Groupon deals at nearby local businesses.
Groupon, Inc. operates online local commerce marketplaces that connect merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount worldwide. It also offers deals on products for which it acts as the merchant of record.
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