The AEX races in the mid -afternoon around three o’clock 0.5 prochent lower on 916.8 points. Investors remain cautious after the weekend news that US President Donald Trump wants to introduce an import tax of 30 percent on EU goods on 1 August. That puts sentiment on the European stock markets under tension. The uncertainty remains great as long as Brussels and Washington will not reach a trade agreement. Although the EU focuses on consultation, chairman Ursula von der Leyen does not exclude retaliation measures.

Technology and semiconductor shares in particular have a hard time. Besi Provides 3.1 percent, tech vestor Prosus loses 2.6 percent, and also ASMI and ASML are lower, with minuses of 1.3 and 0.4 percent respectively.

In the financial funds, the rates color predominantly red. ABN AMRO falls 2.2 percent and ING 1.2 percent. NN Group and ASR Netherlands Loss 0.4 and 0.3 percent.

Defensive shares are on the rise. KPN has the first place of Unilever’s overen moment and rises 1.1 percent, Unilever is still on the rise with a plus of 0.8 percent, but must Aegon (+0.9 percent) to leave, Ahold Delhaize wins 0.5 percent.
Also the Midkap Courts 0.5 percent lower. CVC Capital (-2, 1 percent) is the toboggan runner. Besic-Fit and Corbion compete with a profit of 0.4 percent to the lead in the medium-sized funds list.
The Smallcap Loss 0.4 percent. Offshore foundation specialist Sif takes the lead with a profit of 1.8 percent. Plastics and chemical manufacturer Avantium Loses 2.6 percent. Also TomTom Loses 2 percent in the run -up to the presentation of the half -year figures.

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