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GERMANY: - STABILIZED - On the last trading day before Christmas, the Dax could make a new attempt to the round mark of 14 000 points. The broker IG valued the German benchmark index on Friday just under two hours before the Xetra start with plus 0.34 percent to 13 962 points. The limit on the downside is currently the 50-day line, which is an indicator of the medium-term trend at 13,886 points. After a stock market week with significant price fluctuations, triggered again by central bank decisions, the Dax is currently moderately positive on a weekly basis.

USA: - LOSSES - After significant recovery gains on the U.S. stock markets in midweek, it went down again on Thursday. However, from their lows reached during the day, the major indices recovered by the close of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial went out of trading above the mark of 33 000 points, the S&P 500 defended the 3800-point mark. Market experts pointed to mostly robust economic data, which had reignited interest rate concerns among investors. The best-known Wall Street index Dow ended the day with minus 1.05 percent to 33 027.49 points.

ASIA: - PRICE LOSSES - Stock markets in Asia fell on Friday. The gloomy mood on the markets in the United States also weighed in Asia. The Japanese benchmark index Nikkei 225 closed one percent lower. On a weekly basis, this means a minus of almost five percent. The CSI 300 index of China's top 300 companies on mainland stock exchanges was last down 0.3 percent on Friday, and the Hang Seng index of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region lost 0.6 percent.

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DAX 13914.07 -1.30

XDAX 13946.92 -0.88

EuroSTOXX 50 3823.29 -1.26

Stoxx50 3682.76 -0.98

DJIA 33027.49 -1.05

S&P 500 3822.39 -1.45

NASDAQ 100 10956.14 -2.49

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BONDS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE / CRUDE OIL

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RENTS:

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Bund futures 135.18 -0.14%°

DEVISES:

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Euro/USD 1.0607 0.08

USD/Yen 132.6630 0.22

Euro/Yen 140.6880 0.28°

CRUDE OIL:

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Brent 81.65 0.67 USD

WTI 78.27 0.78 USD°

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