FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX Broker) - The papers of Brenntag have dynamically continued their recent recovery on Wednesday with a plus of about four percent. The shares of the chemicals trader thus returned to their 50-day line and moved to the top of the Dax. Brenntag specified its target range for full-year operating profit downward, as expected, but left the lower limit unchanged. Profit warnings have recently been commonplace in the chemicals sector.

However, analysts such as Chetan Udeshi of JPMorgan bank and Anil Shenoy of Barclays bank remain skeptical about the outlook. They expect significant price pressure in the second half of the year./ag/mis