GREECE - Factors to Watch on July 8

ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Wednesday:

NATIONAL BANK RIGHTS TO START TRADING JULY 8

National Bank of Greece (NBGr.AT) rights to a 1.25 billion euro share issue will start trading on July 8. [ID:nL7575572]

GREECE'S POSTBANK COMPLETES RIGHTS ISSUE

Hellenic PostBank (GPSr.AT), Greece's seventh-largest lender, said on Tuesday it has completed its 526 million-euro rights issue. [ID:nL7693394]

OPAP IN TALKS WITH FINANCE MINISTRY ON NEW GAMBLING TAX

OPAP's (OPAr.AT) management is reportedly in talks with the Finance Ministry over government plans to tax gambling, with the aim to exempt certain winnings, financial daily Imerisia reported.

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GREEK JUNE INFLATION STEADY AT 41-YR LOW

Greece's headline consumer price inflation was steady at a 41-year low of 0.5 percent year-on-year in June, helped by favourable base effects and lower energy prices compared to the same month last year. [ID:nL7301621]

GREECE'S PPC, MYTILINEOS SEEK DISPUTE ARBITRATION

Greece's top electricity producer Public Power Corp (PPC) (DEHr.AT) said on Tuesday it would seek arbitration to resolve a dispute with its biggest client, Aluminium of Greece (MYTr.AT) over electricity prices. [ID:nL7202531]