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GERMANY: - SMALL GAINS - The Dax is initially expected to post a small gain on Friday. About two and a half hours before the Xetra start, the broker IG valued the leading German index 0.2 percent higher at 18,256 points. On Wall Street, the index rose slightly after the end of European trading. However, technology stocks on the Nasdaq are still waiting for a continuation of their record chase. The Dax has made minimal gains over the course of the week so far. It thus continued the stabilization course of the previous week after the price correction in the middle of the month.

USA: - LITTLE MOVEMENT - Investors on the US stock market again kept their feet still on Thursday. As in the middle of the week, the most important indices moved little. On Wall Street, caution was noticeable shortly before two important events. The first televised debate between President Joe Biden and challenger Donald Trump was scheduled for after the close of trading. Important inflation data will be published on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial benchmark index rose by 0.09 percent to 39,164.06 points.

ASIA: - PRICE GAINS - The most important stock markets in Asia rose on Friday. In Tokyo, Japan's leading index, the Nikkei 225, gained 0.7 percent shortly before the end of trading. The CSI 300 with the most important stocks on the Chinese mainland stock exchanges was a good 0.6 percent higher in late trading and in the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong, the technology-heavy Hang Seng Index rose by just under 0.6 percent. The focus during the course of the day will be on price data from the USA, which could raise or dampen hopes of interest rate cuts.

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DAX 18210.55 0.30%

XDAX 18238.68 0.47%

EuroSTOXX 50 4902.60 -0.27%

Stoxx50 4498.87 -0.44%

DJIA 39164.06 0.09%

S&P 500 5482.87 0.09%

NASDAQ 100 19789.03 0.19%°

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BONDS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE / CRUDE OIL

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YIELDS:

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Bund future 131.97 -0.05%°

DEVISES:

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Euro/USD 1.0688 -0.15%

USD/Yen 161.04 0.16%

Euro/Yen 172.12 0.02%°

COMMODITY OIL:

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Brent 86.85 0.46 USD

WTI 82.21 0.47 USD°

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