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ASML and the other Dutch chip funds pull the AEX up firmly in the afternoon. The Amsterdam main index closes a lot higher, with ASML,, ” ASMI and Besi In the leading group with profits of up to 6 percent. The Dutch tech companies benefit from the positive sentiment, after technology shares on Wall Street already went well in the Plus.

Almost everything is about the central banks at the fair this week. In the US, Canada, Japan and the UK interest meetings held. All eyes are aimed at the Federal Reserve, which will probably lower interest rates for the first time this year on Wednesday. Weaker labor market figures Giving room for this, and President Trump has been urging lower loan costs for some time to give the economy more speed.

In addition, the sentiment helps that Trump On Monday, according to him, the trade discussions between the US and China went well. Investors seize that to take positions in the run-up to the FED decision.

The banks also lift on the positive sentiment: ING,, “ ABN AMRO and Aegon All rise more than 1 percent. Prosus Add 1.9 percent. On the other side of the spectrum, defensive shares are Unilever,, “ Ahold Delhaize and Wolters Kluwer, That 1.5 percent loses and is therefore the biggest fall. DSM-Firmenich closes more than 1 percent, while also Shell and KPN end in red.

The Midkap Did it do less well, with a plus of less than 0.1 percent at 898.09 points. This is partly due to a price loss of 2.5 percent of Air France-KLM. Airline KLM has deleted dozens of flights for Wednesday after a call from trade unions to ground staff to put down the work. The unions are disappointed with a new collective agreement. Last week KLM also had to scrap more than a hundred flights due to a strike from the ground staff.

Into the small cap corner Flow Traders 7.4 percent up after a positive advice from Oddo BHF, which uses a price target of 30.60 euros. Avantium Almost 13 percent now drops the company its claim emission of 65 million euros.

The mood is also positive in Paris. The Cac rises 0.9 percent, despite a reduction in French creditworthiness by Fitch. The rating agency pointed to political instability after the departure of Prime Minister François Bayrou and warned that the French debt mountain will continue to grow until 2027 without interventions.

Falls in Frankfurt Rheinmetall On with a profit of 2.6 percent. The German weapon manufacturer is expanding to Naval Scheepbouw with the acquisition of Naval Vessels Lürssen, which, among other things, builds frigates together with Damen. With the deal, which must be completed at the beginning of 2026, Rheinmetall also wants to produce warbods. The acquisition amount is not announced.