DAX 
On Wednesday, it closed half a percent firmer at 18,508.65 points. Rising prices in the chip sector had lifted stock markets around the world into positive territory. The US Federal Reserve had left the key monetary policy rate in the range of 5.25 to 5.50 percent. At the same time, it pointed to progress towards the inflation target, which raised hopes among stock market participants that interest rates would be cut in September.
On Thursday, the financial markets will be looking ahead to the central bank's meeting in London. Experts surveyed by Reuters expect the key interest rate to be cut by a quarter of a point to 5.0 percent. Companies will be focusing on the balance sheets of VW and BMW, among others. In the USA, the quarterly results of other US technology giants such as Amazon, Apple and Intel are due.
Closing prices in Europe
Share indices and
-futures on Wednesday
Dax 18,508.65
Dax future 18,601.00
EuroStoxx50 4,872.94
EuroStoxx50 future 4,898.00
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Closing prices of the status Change in
US indices on Wednesday Percent
Dow Jones 40,842.79 +0.2%
Nasdaq 17,599.40 +2.6%
S&P 500 5,522.30 +1.6%
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Asian indices at 07:00 Change in
Thursday clock percent
Nikkei 38,013.06 -2.8%
Shanghai 2,932.14 -0.2%
Hang Seng 17,306.05 -0.2%
(Report by Anika Ross, Zuzanna Szymanska. If you have any questions, please contact our editorial team at berlin.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (for politics and the economy) or frankfurt.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (for companies and markets).)
