Well this was bound to happen.

About 200 Greek trade unionists have blocked the entrance to the Athens Stock Exchange.

Exchange staff have been unable to enter the building since around 6:45 a.m. local time, according to Bloomberg News. Luckily they’ve been able to source an (unnamed) alternative location, and trading looks to have already commenced.

The early morning price action in the Athens Composite:

This entry was posted by Tracy Alloway on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 9:09 and is filed under Capital markets. Tagged with athens, Greece, trading. Edit this entry.