Greece's main stock index was trading lower on Thursday with investors fretting over the state of the country's finances, dpa reported. As of 11:21 am (0821 GMT), the Athex Composite was trading 2.58 per cent lower, at 816.61, as a crucial meeting between the country's prime minister and European officials late Wednesday again failed to produce a deal ahead of a looming repayment deadline. Following the meeting in Brussels between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, all the parties pointed to progress despite differences. In a statement issued after the meeting, the European Commission said: "It was agreed that they will meet again. Intense work will continue."
