Beursup (lock): AEX push with a little resistance during the year Financial

by Mark Garrelts

The AEX ended 0.5% higher from a point of view of 576.34 points, a tighter peak of the year earlier this week and also the most high level since the middle of 2001. On a weekly basis, the main degree 0.7% to. The thickness of the AMX is 1.2% to 785.78 points

Scholarships from other European countries have also maintained the wind. Paris and Frankfurt were 1% and 0.4% profit.

In the afternoon, investors received a strong US growth figure. This gave a dam on prices on Damrak. Growth in the previous quarter was 4.1% versus 2.2% a quarter earlier. Koen Bender of Mercurius Asset Manager, points out that all signals are green for the US economy with the strongest growth since 2014. Wall Street is off the starting blocks this afternoon.

According to Bender, the trade agreement between America and the European Union This week also partially eliminated the bookings that were previously visible in durable goods orders in the United States and open the way to the Federal Reserve to carry out the chosen interest rate with two new interest rates later this year. "We must now wait and see how much Trump can also do business with the Chinese who will not be in a hurry after this week's economic recovery."

The asset manager predicts that in the coming period, financial stocks ING and Aegon, which has recently found its way, is becoming more and more interested in investors. He also sees some bread in SBM Offshore that was bothered earlier this month, though he believes the uptrend in the oil service provider has yet to be confirmed.

Sectors that initially benefited from the consequences of the trade dispute may become tougher, says Bender. He is also looking at the results of Tesla, the maker of electric cars, which will be released next week. "The evolution of bond prices in Tesla is a good indicator of a canary in the coal mine."

Lighting Surprise

Signify, the former Philips Lighting, was worth 2.9% more despite a sales warning. Earlier in the day, the profit was much larger. The Dutch lighting company is less affected than competitors Osram and Zumtobel, say analysts Degroof Petercam. Signify doubles its share buyback program to 300 million euros again. Arcelor Mittal was also in first line with a more than 1.9%

Altice could also add 2.9%. The telecommunications company would sell telework again, this time to the American investor Blackstone. Morgan Stanley has again followed Altice and rated the French company this morning as a "large telecom company with a small market value".

Insurers can also rely on the interests of buyers. ASR and NN Group were respectively 1% and 0.8% higher.

Shell – Recurring BP with the largest takeover ($ 10.5 billion) In more than a decade, BHP Billiton's onshore oil and gas activities will eliminate competitors for the future. access to these Permian stocks in the United States. After printing on the results the previous day, the share climbed 0.2%. Exxon Mobil came out with disappointing earnings figures

Digital Data Provider RELX (-1.7%), however, was sold down.

In the Midkap the main role was reserved for SBM Offshore with a price jump of 9.6%. The report of the oil services provider in his drama Brazilian, investors sounded like music to the ear. ING now sees a change of "180 degrees". The group, which had previously reached an agreement with the courts following complaints about unfair commercial practices, got $ 299 million with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras and the Brazilian government. This amount corresponds roughly to the reserve held by SBM Offshore.

The meal deliveryman Takeaway also came together and gained 4.1%. An ING buying board, which started following the fund behind Thuisbezorgd.nl, sparked considerable enthusiasm. According to analysts, it can strengthen its leading position

FlowTraders was under-crowded by investors with a loss of 11.9%. Market maker performed worse in the second quarter than in the beginning of the year. Its highly negotiated net trading fell more than expected. The dividend was higher than the market consensus. But a record year is on the horizon, reports FlowTraders. ING analysts attribute the decline very specifically to lower volatility, the profit model remains strong in the long run. Intertrust was down 2% in the wake of Flow Traders

KBC Securities took its advice for the natural food company Wessanen (+ 3%) which was put on sale last week to buy

Smallcap Beter Bed shifted by 8.1%. The bed salesman could not get rid of his German nightmare with toxic substances in the mattresses the previous quarter. The results were a shock for the investment bank NIBC, ING joined the pessimism and KBC lowered the price target. Hugo van den Ochtend wants to appoint Hugo van den Ochtend as new CFO from 1 September. [19190000] The Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek (+ 4.4%) increased the half-yearly profit by 82% and recorded the revenues in the first half. with a tenth increase.

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