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SHARES

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GERMANY: - STABLE - After the strong previous week, Dax investors are likely to take it easy on Monday. A good two hours before the start of Xetra trading, the broker IG estimated the leading German index up 0.04 percent at 15,195 points. In the previous week, the US Federal Reserve had left the key interest rate unchanged. In addition, US labor market data was weaker than expected. Investors are therefore betting that the interest rate summit could have been reached. This gave the stock markets a boost. The Dax alone gained almost three and a half percent over the week. Overseas, the signals at the start of the week are positive. However, market expert Thomas Altmann from asset manager QC Partners expects it to be difficult for the Dax to build on the impressive gains of the previous week. "Investors now have to weigh up the continuing high geopolitical risks against the recent positive news from the central banks and the US labor market."

USA: - RALLY CONTINUES - The strong start to November continued on the US stock markets on Friday with another day of gains. Monthly labor market data acted as a driver, supporting the notion that the Fed is through with its rate hikes. A disappointing outlook from Apple weighed on the iPhone company's shares, but not on the market as a whole. The Dow Jones Industrial rose by 0.66% to 34,061.32 points, recording its fifth consecutive day of gains. In the meantime, it had reached its highest level for a good six weeks at almost 34,164 points.

ASIA: - SIGNIFICANT PRICE GAINS - The most important stock markets in Asia started the new week with significant price gains. A possible end to interest rate hikes in the USA after recent rather weak economic data continues to drive the markets. In Tokyo, Japan's leading index, the Nikkei 225, closed 2.4 percent higher after the public holiday on Friday. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong rose by 1.5 percent in late trading on Monday and the Chinese CSI 300, which tracks the share prices of the largest companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, rose by 1.3 percent.

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DAX 15189.25 0.30

XDAX 15205.77 -0.09

EuroSTOXX 50 4174.67 0.12

Stoxx50 3873.56 -0.63

DJIA 34061.32 0.66

S&P 500 4358.34 0.94

NASDAQ 100 15099.49 1.21

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BONDS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE / CRUDE OIL

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BONDS:

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Bund future 130.30 -0.18%°

DEVISES:

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Euro/USD 1.0736 0.06

USD/Yen 149.53 0.09

Euro/Yen 160.53 0.18

CRUDE OIL:

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Brent 85.25 0.36 USD

WTI 80.92 0.41 USD°

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