The AEX ends 1.4% in the plus at the highest closing level ever of 749.4 points, a large tightening of the previous record that was set halfway last week. On balance, the main indicator has made a gain of 1.8% this week. The AMX is up 1.5% to 1053.8 points.
Investors took advantage of favorable signals from the eurozone. Activity this month grew at its strongest pace in 21 years at an index reading of 60.6 points.
Pink glasses
Tech stocks are dominant again today. Investors are very much looking through the rose-colored glasses when it comes to incoming quarterly figures,” says trader Cees Smit of Today. ,, Windfalls are widely measured. Every positive signal from funds like ASML has been magnified,” he says. “While there are also downsides. For example, about how his order book will also lead to products in the current market conditions with corona.”
If figures deviate slightly negatively from expectations, such as at Signify, Flow Traders and Thursday at Unilever, then the sentiment is to punish those shares hard, according to Smit.
“Underlying, the tenor is positive, the global sentiment is also favorable with the growth expected this autumn. Investors are already looking at all time highs, they have become less critical of the prices that have already risen and whether that is sustainable.”
The interest rate for the 10-year German government bond stands today the ECB interest rate decision from Thursday 2 basis points higher at -0.404%. The euro is trading a fraction higher at $1.17741.
Tech leads
In the AEX, the chip funds are once again at the forefront. ASMI takes it 3% Bee. Chip supplier Iron wins 3.4%. Chip machine maker ASML becomes 2.9% more expensive, and payment processor Adyen is repurchased at a profit of 2.1%.
Broadcaster Randstad joins the winners with a plus of 2.1%.
Shell goes from around 1% in the green, at a 0.5% lower price of Brent at $73.30 a barrel of oil, to 0.2% loss.
LED producer tumbles among the main funds Signify 5,2 % on its quarterly results. According to ING analyst Marc Hesselink, the group’s turnover growth and operating result were slightly below expectations. Analysts at Morgan Stanley and Citi call the results a disappointment.
Tech Investment Fund Prosus is sold at a loss of 1.9%.
In the Midkap sprint Elves 6.9% ahead. Aalberts takes the lead with a price jump of 8.4%.
Image catcher is gym chain Basic-Fit that 3.2% price gain is applauded for its quarterly figures.
Nevertheless, turnover fell in six months from €182.5 million to €53 million. But for ING analyst Zwartsenburg that is better than calculated in advance, and the loss was not too bad. According to ING, a new covenant with the banks offers a good safety net.
Liquiditeitsverstrekker Flow Traders outperform other funds with a loss of 6.1%.
PostNL (+1.4%) is by far the most traded piece here.
Air France KLM gains 0.9%. More and more airline companies are setting up despite corona flights by, notes De Telegraaf.
Accell appreciated
Nuts and seeds trader profits in small caps acomo (+7.3%) of strong sales figures who reported it Thursday after trading.
bicycle giant Accell rises 6.2% on well-received three-month figures and preview.
Builder BAM has become 1.8% more expensive. It will build an apartment and hotel complex in Dublin for €100 million. The project should be completed in 2023.
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