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GERMANY: - RECOVERY CONTINUES - After the jump back over 14 000 points in midweek, a further plus is emerging for the Dax on Thursday. Thus, the broker IG assesses the leading index two and a half hours before the Xetra start about 0.2 percent higher at 14 130 points. The next orientation mark upwards is the 21-day line at just over 14 300 points. It reflects the short-term trend. The major U.S. indices had continued their recovery on Wednesday and the Asian markets followed in the morning. An eight-month high in U.S. consumer confidence had driven stock prices, Credit Suisse said. At the same time, consumer inflation expectations fell sharply, it said. In China, there were renewed signals from politicians to strengthen the economy.
U.S.: - CRITICAL PRICE GAINS - Encouraging quarterly reports from Nike and Fedex and a rise in consumer confidence boosted U.S. stock markets on Wednesday. Investors were more confident again after the good mood on the stock market in October and November had been dampened sharply in recent weeks. In addition to inflation and slowing growth in the United States, statements by the central banks in the U.S. and Europe about further monetary tightening in particular had spooked. The leading index Dow Jones Industrial, which had already started to recover slightly the previous day after four weaker trading days, rose by a further 1.60 percent to 33 376.48 points.
ASIA: - PRICE GAINS - The main stock markets in Asia benefited on Thursday from the friendly condition of the U.S. markets and also increased. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed 0.5 percent firmer. The CSI 300 index of China's top 300 companies on mainland stock exchanges was last up 0.4 percent and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Hang Seng index gained 2.5 percent. In China, there were renewed signals from policymakers to strengthen the economy.
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DAX 14097.82 1.54
XDAX 14071.05 1.09
EuroSTOXX 50 3872.15 1.83
Stoxx50 3719.07 1.64
DJIA 33376.48 1.60
S&P 500 3878.44 1.49
NASDAQ 100 11235.88 1.48
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Bund future 135.85 0.01%°
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Euro/USD 1.0642 0.29
USD/Yen 131.9165 -0.32
Euro/Yen 140.3850 -0.04°
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Brent 82.47 0.27 USD
WTI 78.60 0.31 USD°
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