Spicy loss, AEX under 900 points
The AEX is closed with 0.8 percent loss, just under 900 points. During the week, the main funds on this lowest trading day of August 1.8 percent went back. That loss was due to worries about import duties and interventions from President Trump, but also by a few hefty setbacks.
Marvell Technologies (-17 percent) in the US with Dell pressed sentiment. Chip funds Besi, ASMI and ASML Went back after strong months, investors took profits off the table. Relx declined another 1.9 percent. Shell took advantage of a slight increase in oil price this week – today Brent drops 0.7 percent, even before KPN and IMCD.
In the Midkap 1 percent loss caused by in particular Galapagos that 4.3 percent handed in, Grapping fell 3 percent, Basic-Fit 2.7 percent.
With the smallcaps, the 13 percent loss of Sif The index to 0.3 percent decline. Avantium did good business (+6.6 percent), it reported that the first part of his FDCA factory in Delfzijl is in use.
Elsewhere in Europe lost the British FTSE 0.3 percent, the German Dax 0.6 percent – despite a 3.3 percent increase for Defensive Fund Rheinmetall – and the French CAC 40 suffered 0.8 percent loss.
In Belgium, the Bel20 only deteriorated 0.3 percent, pulled down by D’Ieteren Group, Umicore and Elijah.