Of the DAX opened the last trading day of the week with a minus of 0.37 percent at 9,535.27 points and is also just recently in the loss zone.
Of the TecDAX is trading in green territory after trading 0.13 percent lower at 2,560.21.
The dominant topic on the market remains the corona virus – and its economic consequences. More than a million people worldwide are now infected with the virus. How things will continue for the economy and public life remains unclear. And this uncertainty continues to make itself felt on the markets: “The stock market remains an emotional pool,” says dpa market expert Milan Cutkovic from Axitrader. “Investors are torn between hopes that government and central bank action will suffice and fear that the pandemic will continue to spread rapidly, threatening one of the worst recessions in recent history.”
Investors are also looking to the United States on Friday, where monthly data on the situation on the job market are published in the afternoon for the first time since the worsening of the Corona crisis.
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Of the EuroSTOXX 50 showed a marginal minus of 0.09 percent to 2,686.07 index units at the start of trading, but subsequently declined somewhat more clearly.
The corona virus is still the focus. The uncertainty among investors remains and before the weekend they are likely to be somewhat risk-averse again.
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The Dow Jones noted the minus bell for the start bell and then started looking for direction. After an ups and downs he recorded growth again in the evening. At the end of trading, it gained 2.24 percent to 21,413.44 points. The Nasdaq Composite also opened deeper and was initially undecided. After interim losses, he ultimately climbed 1.72 percent to 7,487.31 points.
In the Thursday trade, on the one hand, there was some relaxation that, according to Trump, a solution could soon be found in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Trump’s statement that Russia and Saudi Arabia would cut their production was rejected by the Kremlin.
In addition, the corona virus continues to spread strongly in the United States – US first-time jobless claims had increased dramatically.
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In Japan, the Nikkei around 07:00 CEST 0.75 percent lower at 17,685.16 points.
On the Chinese mainland there is Shanghai Composite meanwhile, 0.33 percent after to 2,771.34 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng a minus of 0.60 percent to 23,141.47 points.
The main topic on the stock exchanges remains the corona virus and its spread. The number of infections and the number of deaths are increasing worldwide. The virus is on the rise, especially in the United States, which worries investors. Investors also don’t want to go into the weekend with too many risky positions.
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