Flat AEX behind on optimistic stock exchanges Europe | Financial

The AEX index, after Thursday’s 0.6% loss, was close to 554.8 points. The AMX was heading 0.4% higher at 827.8 points.

After the recovery movement, ING technical analyst Bas Heijink foresees ‘downward room’ for the AEX since the end of September towards the heavy bottom zone of 529-533 points.

Elsewhere in Europe, the FTSE was up 1.2%, the DAX was up 1% in Frankfurt, and in Paris, investors added 1.% gains.

This advance was remarkable as the eurozone purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.4 points, the lowest point in four months. An index position below 50 points does not mean growth. The industry figure was not too bad.

Business figures did provide a lot of support. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus would increase production by a fifth again, aviation sources said. British bank Barclays rose sharply on strong third-quarter figures.

Automakers Renault and Daimler gained up to 1.8% on better than quantified results. And the German retail group Ceconomy, parent company of MediaMarkt and Saturn, sold significantly more tablets, PCs and home office equipment.

In Asia, the Nikkei in Tokyo exited the trade with 0.2% gain. The Hangseng rose 0.5%. Asian chip companies were under pressure after a disappointing quarterly report from chipmaker Intel.

Wall Street advanced slightly on Thursday. Investors were slightly more positive about the expected bailout package from the US government following signals from Democratic negotiator Pelosi that the talks are nearing an end.

The fact that the American watchdog FDA approved a medical treatment for corona patients from Gilead also gave optimism.

The first futures to open trading at half past three were up 0.3% higher.

The euro rose 0.2% to $ 1,841, and the British pound also gained ground on signals of agreement with the European Union on a trade deal.

Brent oil remained flat at $ 42.50. Gas became 2.5% more expensive. ABN Amro warns that the rise in gas prices will come to an end, while oil will have limited movement in the coming months.

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Listed with the main funds Shell 3% higher.

ABN Amro went up 3.1% in profit, buoyed by an advice increase to buy by Goldman Sachs. Other financials benefited: ING rose 2.4%, Aegon 1,6%.

Real estate fund Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield followed with a 1.4% gain.

The supplier to the chip sector ASMI in ASML fell 1.3% and 0.8% respectively, in response to a deeply disappointing quarterly report from Intel. Food and detergent company Unilever lost 1.2% as a heavyweight. Investec lowered its advice to stick to a € 53 price target in response to the quarterly figures released on Thursday.

Payment processor Adyen Just after a buy-to-hold advice cut from Rosenblatt, it stayed with a target price of € 1,615.

In the case of medium-sized funds lost Signify 2.7%. The lighting company did not provide any expectations for its third-quarter results due to the uncertainties caused by the corona crisis.

PostNL was at the top thanks to a 2.1% currency gain. Chip supplier Iron broke the trend at ASML and ASMI and recovered with 1.3% gain.

Tank storage company Vopak won 1.2% and soil researcher Fugro plus 1.7%.

Air France KLM 1.3% was reset. There is a threat of job losses for nearly 60,000 employees around the airport, De Telegraaf reported.

Retail real estate fund Wereldhave (+ 13%) became more positive in the small caps and raised profit expectations. In the past quarter, 93% of all rent was paid.

Better Bed (+ 3.9%) reported a turnover increase of over 30% in the third quarter. According to the bed seller, the order book has never been so well filled, an increase of 60%.

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