AEX loses led by Prosus | Financial

At ten to ten, the AEX is 0.7% lower at 744.1 points. On Friday, the stock market indicator reached its highest close ever, with a position above 750 points in the afternoon. The AMX hovers around Friday’s close at 1054 points.

The other European stock market indicators are also falling. The UK’s FTSE 100, German DAX and French CAC 40 are down 0.4%, 0.5% and 0.6% respectively.

Futures point to a slightly lower US stock opening at 3:30 this afternoon, following Friday’s gains of 0.7% to 1%.

Asia sets the tone. The Chinese stock market indicators closed up to 4% lower, due to new government interventions at the tech companies.

The Dutch main funds are tech investor Prosus due to the price weakness at, among others, its largest participation Tencent, firmly at the bottom with a minus of 7.1%.

Philips down 1.1% on its quarterly report. The announced share buyback and strong order intake are offset by a less convincing margin development.

Insurer NN Group drops 0.7%. According to the British business newspaper Financial Times Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DWS want to pay approximately $1.4 billion for its investment arm.

ING yields 0.3%. Banks in the eurozone will be allowed to pay dividends again from October if their financial situation allows. The European Central Bank (ECB) will not extend the corona measure that temporarily banned the payment of dividends and the repurchase of own shares.

AkzoNobel is 0.5% in recovery. Last week, the paint producer clearly lost ground on its quarterly figures.

Among the medium-sized funds, Basic-Fit with a profit of 3.1% proudly at the top. The chain of fitness centers published better-than-expected quarterly figures last week. Air France KLM up 1.8%, buoyed by Ryanair’s expectation that the summer could turn profitable.

Better Bed climbs 1.7% in the local market. The bedroom specialist has issued nearly 1 million new shares at a price of €6.82 per share to strengthen its financial position and execute its growth strategy.

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