As debt talks between Greece and its creditors trudge along with scant progress, the country's stock market is taking a beating. Athens' benchmark stock index has dropped 17.3 per cent over the past four sessions, including a 3.2-per-cent drop on Wednesday. Despite the drama, analysts remain upbeat about the euro zone's market outlook should a so-called "Grexit" occur. "Indeed, our forecast is that equities in the region will actually do better on average than those in the U.S. through the end of next year," Capital Economics said in a note.