FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The shares of Puma and Adidas received upward impetus on Wednesday from the quarterly report of the US sports shoe retailer Foot Locker. Puma rose 2.6 percent to 57.94 euros in the MDax, its highest level since the beginning of October.

Adidas shares rose to just under 191 euros, their highest level since June 2022, and last traded up 2.2 percent at 190.80 euros.

When Foot Locker presented its third quarter results, it announced that like-for-like sales had fallen less sharply than expected. This was greeted with relief on the market.

The US group also commented on the current fourth quarter. Adjusted earnings per share are expected to be between 26 and 36 US cents in the final quarter.

The Foot Locker share price shot up by almost 9 percent in pre-market US trading./mis/ck/mis