Damrak profits from the United States, Ahold spekkoper Financial

The AEX index closed with 1.1% of the most at 528.19 points. The Midkap index also rose 1.1% to 754.57 points.

The Frankfurt stock market rose 0.8%, while Paris posted 1.1% and London 1%.

Wall Street retained commercial opening profit. The Dow rose 1%, the S & P500 1.3%, the Nasdaq same 1.7%.

In the United States, the Democratic Party's mid-term election a majority in the House of Representatives, while the Senate remains in the hands of the Republicans. With this result, President Trump faces the split of Congress and a loss of strength.

Rabank predicts that Trump's stimulus for the US economy will diminish. "On the other hand, it's a typical gathering after the polls after the elections.People first took money out of the market and now know the results, the consequences and the steps to follow, "said American specialist Philip Marey of Rabobank. "Now that Republicans can not dominate both houses, the chances of tax cuts are lower, Americans are also renting less economic growth."

Inflation is down, which could affect Fed decision on interest rates, according to Marey.

The decline of the dollar

The euro rose at the expense of the dollar by 0.5% to $ 1.1478. "The dollar is taking a step back, because the power of Trump has been reduced", according to the Nederlandsche Betaal & Wisselmaatschappij

Rein Schutte, investment advisor at the asset manager Boer & Olij: "Trump has strengthened the majority in the Senate The big question is to what extent the budget proposals for the two-year presidential elections will upset the Democrats. "

Investor attention comes directly back to business results and trade relations disturbed between the United States and China, Schutte said. A trade agreement can be reached at the end of the month at the G20 summit.

Ahold cash register sounds

In the AEX green zone Ahold Delhaize (+ 7%) dominated by strong sales growth earnings increase in the last quarter. ING analysts pointed to the good performance in the United States. According to Schutte, Ahold had a very good performance in the Netherlands.

The still volatile cable company Altice finished up 6.7%. The sector partner Liberty Global would sell its telecom division, the short positions in the French company were reduced.

KPN increased by 0.9%. Galapagos thickness up to 3.2% profit.

Bank ABN Amro (-0.7%) lost ground. The control of its costs contributed to the strong profitability of the past quarter.

In the morning, the action progressed, but after the teleconference with the analysts, the atmosphere changed. ABN Amro lost 3.5%. Analysts concluded that the group was more concerned with Basel IV requirements. They ask for more capital, more than what was counted. And that can reduce the dividend, according to the trader Rein Schutte of asset manager Boer & Olij.

Investors are disappointed that ABN Amro is probably buying fewer shares. The net interest income of ABN Amro is also under pressure due to increased competition in the mortgage lending sector.

Heavyweight ING (+ 2%) propelled the AEX. Insurers Aegon (+ 0.4%) and NN (+ 0.1%) kept the net dry, ASR sank 0.2 % at the lock

Steel worker Arcelor Mittal gained 0.9% thanks to the rise in the price of raw materials.

In mid-size funds, IMCD made a profit of 3.2%. The chemical distributor managed to maintain strong growth in the first half of the third quarter and exceeded analysts' expectations. The payment processor Adyen has a capacity of 4.9%.

The foodservice provider Takeaway.com climbed 3.5% after its industry mate, Delivery Hero, increased its sales forecast. Air France KLM gains 2.2%.

PostNL (-1.6%) meets HSBC's price reduction target of € 3.20 to € 2.80 and closed. bottom, just behind Intertrust (- 1.8%)

In the lower segment, Smallcap Kendrion scored 8.9%. Investors were disappointed by the mediocre performance and conservative prognosis of the supplier of electromagnetic components.