Status: 02/25/2022 11:13 a.m
Stock markets around the world collapsed as the first reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Today they are initially recovering – even though Vladimir Putin is waging war in Europe. This is typical investor behavior.
Yesterday there was still panic selling, today investors took action again as if nothing had happened: Ironically, on the day that Putin invaded Ukraine, the US stock exchanges closed well up – above all the technology-heavy Nasdaq with gains of 3.44 Percent. Yesterday’s trading day also started in the USA with sharply falling share prices. But after US President Joe Biden’s speech on new sanctions against Russia, the stock markets turned positive.
Sanctions against Russia could be much tougher
One possible reason: the punitive measures decided against Russia have not initially turned out to be so severe that they could also have a severe impact on the western economy. The economist Thomas Gitzel from VZ Bank points out that the oil and gas sector, but also the global payment processing system Swift, are excluded.
The signals from the USA also prompted investors in Germany to buy in the morning. Yesterday the DAX lost almost four percent after the initial shock of the Russian attack on Ukraine. Market expert Andreas Lipkow from the Comdirect Bank explains that tagesschau.de So: “Risk aversion means that institutional investors, in particular, step to the sidelines in confusing situations. This leads to selling pressure, which triggers exaggerated downward valuations.”
Further strong price fluctuations expected
If the market participants could then assess the situation a little better, there would be a counter-reaction – hence the current price recovery. However, Lipkow points out that the stock exchanges could slip again at any time depending on the report and the situation.
The capital market expert Robert Halver from Baader Bank also assumes that there will continue to be strong price fluctuations. In the current situation, Halver advises investors not to sell at this level anymore. When it comes to new investments, one should do what actually always makes sense: commitments should be checked for robustness and an intact business model. And so, after the shock of the war in Europe, investors have apparently bought shares in companies whose business models they believe in.