DE40: Old Continent underwhelmed by sellers

14:49 9 January 2024
  • European markets under selling pressure 
  • Commerzbank announces that repurchased treasury shares will be redeemed'
  • Investment banks revise their recommendations for German companies 

General market situation:

Tuesday's session on stock markets from the Old Continent brings considerable indecision. For the most part, stock indexes are losing ground today. German industrial production data fell short of expectations, putting the euro's quotations against other currencies under pressure. 

European companies listed during Tuesday's trading session are currently trading at mixed levels. Source: xStation 5

Germany's benchmark DE40 is losing nearly 0.72% during today's session. Overall, the benchmark is trading all the time in a local consolidation zone close to historical highs. Source: xStation 5

News:

Negative analyst commentary weighed on BASF (BAS.DE) shares on Tuesday. The company's fundamentals do not justify the current share price, wrote investment house analyst Bernstein. The recommendation was lowered to "underperform." Target price lowered to 39 euros.

Source: xStation  

The repurchased shares of Commerzbank (CBK.DE) will be redeemed, the company reported. The buyback will begin on January 10, 2024, and will run until April 4, 2024.

Analyst recommendations:

* Zalando (ZAL.DE): Bankhaus Metzler initiated analyst coverage of the company with a "buy" rating.  Target price set at €26. 

* United Internet (UTDI.DE): UBS downgrades the company to "neutral." Target price.

 

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