That’s how he opened DAX lighter and was also subsequently in the loss zone. The German stock market barometer ended trading 0.64 percent lower at 14,192.78 points. Also the TecDAX continued to decline over the course of the year after initially dropping. It ended the day 1.73 percent weaker at 3,216.69 points.
Concerns about interest rates continue to weigh on the mood: the tightening of monetary policy is further dampening investors’ willingness to take risks, according to Credit Suisse. Overall, however, they remain optimistic about equities – despite rising bond yields and the resulting investment alternatives that have become more attractive.
Market participants were also concerned that the COVID outbreaks in China would continue to increase.
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That’s how it started EuroSTOXX 50 already lower and was also in the red in the further course of trading. Its closing position: 3,839.62 digits (-0.49 percent).
Investor sentiment was clouded by interest rate concerns and the political uncertainty associated with the presidential election in France. At the end of the month there will now be a runoff duel between the liberal President Emmanuel Macron and the right-wing Marine Le Pen for the highest French office. A victory for Le Pen would come as a shock to Europe, because she is a Eurosceptic.
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine also continued to be an issue on the stock markets.
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Of the Dow Jones started trading down 0.26 percent at 34,630.27 points and continues to lose. The tech value index NASDAQ Composite also opened 1.19 percent lighter at 13,547.29 points and then remained in the red.
Political and economic uncertainties weighed on investor sentiment on Monday. “Today the mantra of many investors is ‘don’t fight the Fed when it fights inflation,'” says expert Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research to the dpa. In addition, the Ukraine war continues to overshadow stock market activity, and in China there are lockdowns across the board due to the outbreak of the corona virus.
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The leading Japanese index Nikkei closed down 0.61 percent at 26,821.52 points.
The Bears also dominated in China. In mainland China, the lost Shanghai Composite 2.61 percent to 3,167.13 points. Of the hang seng lost 3.03 percent to 21,208.30 jobs.
Chinese consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in three months in March. This fuels investor concerns that the central banks will take countermeasures with tightened policies. In addition to these interest rate concerns, sentiment continued to be weighed down by the Ukraine war, which is continuing with undiminished severity. Investors fear that the effects on world trade will negatively affect company results, which would become apparent in the forthcoming first-quarter earnings season.
In China, measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic also weighed on prices.
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