FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX Broker) - Ahead of the publication of quarterly figures, SAP shares paid some tribute to their recent rally on Tuesday. After leaving trading on Monday at a record high of 150.34 euros, they have now slipped by 1.4 percent to 148.30 euros. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Europe's largest software group will publish its figures for the fourth quarter and present its forecast for the year.

Investors are looking forward to a good report and outlook from SAP, wrote Jürgen Molnar, capital market strategist at broker RoboMarkets, in view of the record high reached. He believes that profit-taking after the rally could provide attractive entry opportunities for those who did not want to buy at the high, but wanted to be there. The upward trend is intact./ajx/mis

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