AEX FAIRS rest near the house (2)

Noted, replaces: AEX opens practically flat

AMSTERDAM (AFN) – The Amsterdam Stock Exchange remained close to home on Tuesday. Other European stock markets also showed little movement. Trade was dominated by the results of large European companies. At Damrak, he remained relatively calm on the front of the number

The AEX index on Beursplein 5 was unchanged at 573.22 points in morning trading. The MidKap climbed 0.3% to 787.32 points. The London and Frankfurt surveyors gained 0.1%. Paris fell a fraction.

The highest risk in the largest funds was the cable and telecommunication company Altice Europe with a gain of 1.8 per cent. The Aegon insurer has benefited from an increase in Mediobanca's consulting and has risen by 1.1%. Heineken belonged to the tail group with a loss of 0.9 percent after a recommendation from Jefferies. The brewer had already dropped more than 5% the day before.

In the MidKap, the Flow Traders stock market took the lead with a more than 4%. The PostNL postal deliveryman closed the line with a less than 1.5%

Lufthansa gained 5.7% in Frankfurt. The German aerospace group performed better than expected during the last quarter and is more optimistic about the evolution of airfare prices for the rest of the year. The competitor Air France-KLM, whose figures are published Wednesday, grew by 2.1%

in Brussels, the results of the Belgian chemical company Solvay (plus 2.7%) were on track. BP gained 0.8% in London. The British oil and gas group saw its quarterly profit quadruple and increase its dividend for the first time in almost four years.

Vivendi grew by more than 4% in Paris. The French media group wants to give up some of its interest in the music company Universal Music to free up money for purchases and acquisitions of shares. The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, which experienced a quarterly decline, fell by 0.3%.

Credit Suisse gained 0.4% in Zurich. The Swiss bank recorded substantially higher profits in the second quarter thanks to cost savings and growth in its asset management business.

The euro was worth $ 1.1725 against $ 1.1718 a day earlier. The price of a barrel of US oil dropped 0.5% to 69.74 dollars. Brent oil was 0.4 percent cheaper at $ 74.69 a barrel

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