KLM and BAM hit higher stock market | Financial

The AEX is 0.8% higher at 606.3 points just before eleven o’clock. The AMX rises 1% to 898.1 points.

The other European stock markets are also clearly higher, after the mostly minor minuses on Monday. The UK FTSE, German DAX and French CAC 40 climb 0.8%, 0.9% and 1.1% respectively.

The index futures point to a 0.3% to 0.9% higher start of the US stock markets at 3:30 pm, after the pluses of 0.2% to 1.1% on Monday.

In Asia the mood this morning was also positive. The Japanese Nikkei index closed 2.5% higher.

Investors are increasingly getting the idea that the lockdowns that are still in the way of the economy will end in the course of next year.

The news that the transfer of power in the United States to the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden can officially begin is also causing optimism on the stock exchange floors.

With the Dutch main funds Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in the lead with 4.3% gain. The retail property fund stated in an update that it remained concerned about the effects of the corona pandemic.

Financial institutions are also doing good business. ING, ABN Amro in Aegon climb 4.4%, 3.5% and 3.2% respectively.

Shell takes up 3.3%, helped by the rise in oil prices.

Tech investor Prosus wins 2%, after the target increase to € 135 by the US bank Citigroup.

The companies benefiting from the corona crisis are having a hard time. Payment processor Adyen delivers 2.6% to a meal delivery company Just Eat Takeaway drops 1.5%.

Biotech company Galapagos loses 0.5%, in response to the sale of a business unit.

KPN drops 0.2%. The telecom company announced that it would be € 3.5 billion over the next three years to invest in digitization, including the further roll-out of the fiber optic network. From next year, approximately 500,000 new fiber optic lines will be rolled out annually.

With the medium-sized funds is climbing BAM another 12.4% after the hefty profit on Monday. Following a deal with pension provider PGGM, the builder’s equity has increased by approximately € 125 million, which has significantly reduced fears of a share issue.

Air France KLM follows with an advance of 10%.

FastNed is up 38.7% on the local market. The company announced on Monday that it was about to realize its first nine fast charging stations along the French highways, which also yielded a substantial price gain.

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