Shell squeezes AEX profit | Financial

At five to eleven, AEX is 0.2% higher at 680.3 points. The AMX climbs 0.6% to 1014.2 points, just like the small cap index AscX has reached a record level.

The UK FTSE 100, German DAX and French CAC 40 climb 0.7%, 0.6% and 0.2% respectively.

Index futures indicate that the Dow Jones index will open 0.2% lower and the Nasdaq index 0.4% higher at 2:30. On Monday, these American stock market indicators gained 0.5% and 1% respectively.

Bond yields are barely moving, after the slight decline on Monday. Interest rates had risen sharply in recent months, as the improving economic outlook pushes up inflation. Investors eagerly await Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference Wednesday evening after the two-day policy meeting of the US central bank. In particular whether he sees reason to intervene in the event of a clearly further rise in interest rates.

Macro-economist Jeroen Blokland of Robeco is not yet concerned about inflation. “First, in many areas, such as the eurozone and Japan, inflation remains far from central bank targets. The risks of overrun are low. In the US, inflation risks are higher, but not enough to derail the equity markets. However, things look less favorable for bonds, with rates likely to rise further in the coming months. ”

Investors are also keeping an eye on developments around AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine. The European medicines agency EMA will discuss the vaccine on Thursday. Several European countries have temporarily stopped administering the vaccine after reports that a few people experienced a rare combination of blood clots and platelet deficiency after vaccination.

With the Dutch main funds ING with a gain of 1.6% at the top.

ABN Amro wins 1.5%, recovering somewhat from the blow on Monday, when it became clear that the Public Prosecution Service has also started an investigation into guilt money laundering.

Payment processor Adyen takes 1.3%.

Steel giant ArcelorMittal is at the bottom with a loss of 1.5%.

Oil and gas company Shell is down 1.4% under the influence of the fall in oil prices.

Engineering firms go to the medium-sized funds Arcadis with a profit of 3.1% in the lead.

Air France KLM increases 1.9%. On Monday, US airlines were already on the rise thanks to reports that airfare is in high demand in the spring and summer. Basic-Fit takes 1.5%.

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