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GERMANY: - DAX LIKELY BELOW 18,000 POINTS MARK - The German stock market is likely to remain under pressure on Friday. Broker IG estimated the leading German index at 17,992 points, half a percent lower, around two hours before the opening. The day before, it had already fallen by more than two percent due to economic concerns. As a result, the index now looks technically battered - a weekly close below 18,000 points would underpin the picture.

USA: - PRICE LOSSES - Recession worries pushed the US stock market deep into the red on Thursday. The initially optimistic mood of investors turned after surprisingly weak ISM data from industry. The most important US share indices fell sharply. At the same time, prices on the bond market rose significantly. Investors were increasingly concerned that the Fed was waiting too long to turn interest rates around, according to the market. The fact that the mood in the industrial sector had surprisingly deteriorated further in July was a trigger. The Dow Jones Industrial fell by 1.21 percent to 40,347.97 points.

ASIA: - SIGNIFICANT LOSSES - The most important stock markets in Asia trended weaker again on Friday. Japan's leading index, the Nikkei 225, recently fell by 4.6 percent. Concerns about further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and an end to the weakness of the yen weighed on sentiment. Chip stocks in particular fell in Asia. The tech-heavy Hang Seng Index of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region fell by 2.0 percent, while the CSI 300, which includes the 300 most important stocks on the Chinese mainland stock exchanges, lost 0.7 percent.

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DAX 18083.05 -2.30

XDAX 18023.68 -2.49

EuroSTOXX 50 4765.72 -2.20

Stoxx50 4437.14 -1.20

DJIA 40347.97 -1.21

S&P 500 5446.68 -1.37

NASDAQ 100 18890.39 -2.44

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BONDS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE / CRUDE OIL

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YIELDS:

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Bund future 134.47 0.11%°

DEVISES:

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Euro/USD 1.0796 0.05

USD/Yen 149.34 -0.02

Euro/Yen 161.24 0.03

CRUDE OIL:

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Brent 80.02 0.50 USD

WTI 76.81 0.50 USD°

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