Waiting AEX makes small profit | Financial

The AEX index closed 0.02% higher at 520.44 points. The AMX fell 0.9% to 697.08 points. The price boards in London (+ 1.1%), Paris (-0.2%) and Frankfurt (+ 0.1%) showed a mixed picture.

“The mood among investors was a bit cautious,” said wealth strategist Simon Wiersma (ING). “The stock markets have recovered hard in recent weeks. The question is how things are going now. ” According to Wiersma, stock prices may continue to rise if the number of corona infections comes under further control. However, the stock markets may also have a backlash if investors begin to emphasize the economic downturn resulting from all measures around the corona virus, the stock strategist said.

Van Lanschot Kempen is currently “underweight” in equities. “We are not convinced that the flow of negative figures that is yet to come is fully discounted,” said investment strategist Joost van Leenders.

The US stock markets were up 0.1% to 0.3% in the late afternoon. Investors were once again under the spell of the corona virus. A large number of European countries and several US states have started to relax measures to prevent the spread of the virus as much as possible. However, the situation in South Korea and parts of China shows that this may trigger a second wave of epidemics, leading to the reversal of easing. For the time being, however, investors seem to be only slightly concerned about this.

This also applies to the increased trade tensions between China and the US. US President Donald Trump said he was reluctant to renegotiate with the Chinese the previously closed trade deal. Important Chinese advisers would have insisted on this.

The Dutch main funds went Aegon (+ 2.6%) leads after the publication of its quarterly figures. The insurer announced that it no longer counts on a return of 10% this year, but this was certainly not a surprise. Investors hope that the upcoming CEO Lard Friese can ensure new successes at Aegon.

The financial values ​​also did ING (+ 2.6%) and NN (+ 1.2%) good business. Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize (+ 2.3%) was also cheerful.

ArcelorMittal was at the bottom of the AEX with a minus of 5.5%. The steel giant already crashed on Monday, in response to the announcement of the issue of equity and convertible bonds. Rating agencies took it even further by further lowering credit ratings to junk. This morning it was announced that the new shares had been issued at a conversion of € 8.57.

The medium-sized funds had a builder BAM (-7.8%) the largest descender. ING lowered the price target for the BAM share from € 2.60 to € 1.50 with an unchanged “keep” advice.

Sports cooking chain Basic-Fit (+ 2.2%) was the biggest riser in the AMX. Postal and parcel deliverer PostNL traded 1.2% higher.

Popped up on the local market Ease2pay 8.3% in red. The payment service provider saw both revenue and loss rise last year.

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