Of the DAX recaptured the round 14,000 point mark right at the beginning with his friendly start and then stayed on green territory. In the end, it ended the session 0.84 percent stronger at 14,097.88 points. On the other hand, he turned TecDAX in the course of trading in the red and closed 0.22 percent weaker at 3,129.04 points.
Investors kept their eyes on the earnings season. On Friday, some of the DAX heavyweights, BASF, MTU and Henkel, presented their figures for the past quarter ahead of the stock exchange. “The mood brightens towards the end of the week,” dpa quoted portfolio manager Thomas Altmann from asset manager QC Partners as saying. “Some are becoming bolder. The decent course of the reporting season so far is luring some back into equities.”
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Of the EuroSTOXX 50 extended its early gain as trading continued and then closed 0.68 percent higher at 3802.86 units in the evening.
The predominantly positive course of the reporting season for the first quarter so far had a supportive effect on the markets in difficult geopolitical times. Even Amazon’s quarterly figures, which were disappointing, could not change that.
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That’s how he opened Dow Jones with a loss of 0.38 percent at 33,787.01 points and then increases it. In the meantime, the tech value index is going down significantly NASDAQ Composite who had already lost 1.25 percent to 12,710.42 points at the start.
The quarterly reports and outlook from Amazon, Apple and Intel have disappointed investors. The volatility on the stock exchanges remains elevated, said Jim Reid of Deutsche Bank. In addition to the disappointing tech quarterly reports, he referred to falling European bond prices, the recently strengthened US dollar and rising oil prices as an expression of increased uncertainty.
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There was no trading in Tokyo due to a public holiday on Friday. The leading Japanese index Nikkei rose by 1.75 percent to 26,847.90 points by the end of trading on Thursday.
On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite ultimately 2.41 percent firmer at 3,047.06 points. Of the hang seng in Hong Kong, meanwhile, grew by 4.01 percent to 21,089.39 jobs.
Chinese stock markets followed positive guidance from Wall Street on Friday. Apple’s quarterly figures, which were presented after the business hours, also had a supportive effect, and turned out better than expected. There was no trading in Tokyo due to a holiday before the weekend.
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