Frankfurt’s DAX 40 closed about 0.2% up at 25,833 on Monday, setting a new record high and extending last week’s rally.Lower oil prices and expectations of strong quarterly earnings, especially from tech firms, boosted investor sentiment.Meanwhile, Germany's cabinet has approved the first draft of…
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WHY THE RALLY MAY KEEP RALLYINGEquity markets took a bit of a hit when the Iran war first broke out – but that seems like an increasingly long time ago, with various indices having hit record highs since then.And while the sheer size of the rally is encouraging some profit taking, “equities are not…
BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - German stocks moved higher on Monday, lifting the benchmark DAX to a new record high, as strong factory orders data, and expectations of strong earnings updates and easing inflation concerns aided sentiment.The DAX, which rose to a new high of 25,902.91, was up 47.74 points or…
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks were flat to slightly higher on Monday as investors braced for a barrage of central bank commentary and the release of the minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last monetary policy meeting scheduled for later in the week.There was some cheer o…
KEEPING THE GAINS GOINGEurope's STOXX 600 TVC:SXXP is trying to extend the gains that carried it to record highs last week - so far on Monday it is up 0.2%, which yes, means that another intraday record has been reached already.Aerospace and defence (.SXPARO) and media (.SXMP) stocks are leading ga…
Frankfurt’s DAX 40 climbed to a new record of 25,860 points on Monday, extending last week’s rally.The index was buoyed by the prospect of strong quarterly earnings and falling oil prices.Among individual movers, Merck edged higher after HSBC adjusted its stock rating, downgrading the company from…
The DAX Index is up by 67 points or 0.26 percent on Monday.Top gainers are Rheinmetall (2.34%), SAP (1.68%) and Siemens Healthineers (1.34%).Biggest losses came from Infineon (-3.27%), Continental (-2.03%) and Siemens Energy (-2.00%).
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - After struggling for direction till around noon, European stocks moved higher and closed on a firm note on Friday on easing concerns about Middle East tensions and hopes that the Federal Reserve will not tighten its monetary policy for now.The Labor Department's…
Europe's major stock markets ended higher on Friday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany's DAX reaching fresh record highs as investors welcomed easing expectations for near-term US interest rate hikes and rotated into cyclical sectors.The STOXX 600 climbed 0.7% to close at a record high af…
The DAX Index went up by 198 points or 0.78 percent on Friday to close at 25779 points.The rise was led by E.ON (4.38%), Siemens (2.58%) and Daimler Truck Holding AG (2.18%).On the downside, the weakerst performers were Rheinmetall (-2.27%), SAP (-1.62%) and Qiagen NV (-1.33%).
The DAX 40 rose 0.9% on Friday, breaking above the 25,800 mark to set another record high and extend gains for a fourth straight session.Market sentiment remained positive, supported by fading expectations of further monetary tightening, optimism about the German reform package and hopes that the c…
TAKE YOUR BEST ECB GUESSCentral bankers gathered in Portugal this week for the European Central Bank's annual forum. Investors were watching especially closely this time around as the outlook for interest rates globally is looking somewhat unusually uncertain, so clues about the policy outlook feel…
