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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The leading German share index Dax moved close to the 14,000 point mark on Thursday.
After a hesitant start, investors picked up again and briefly heaved the Dax over this round mark.
Most recently, the index rose 0.45 percent to 13,996 points.
The Dax had risen over 14,000 meters several times in the past few weeks, but had not been able to leave this hurdle behind.
The MDax of the mid-sized stocks even rose to another historic high.
It rose by 0.44 percent to 32,335 points.
The leading Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 rose by 0.3 percent.
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Bayer shares topped the Dax with a premium of a good five percent.
The Leverkusen-based company reached a compromise with plaintiffs in the USA after a long squabble on a crucial part of their billion-dollar glyphosate comparison.
The responsible judge still has to agree to this.
In 2020, Deutsche Bank posted a net profit for the first time in six years.
In addition, the bank spoke of a dynamic trading business in the new year.
After winning at the opening, however, the price turned into the red and last lost 2.3 percent at the end of the Dax.
The price of the subsidiary DWS, on the other hand, rose by almost four percent, and the fund company raised more funds from investors in 2020 than expected.
Infineon shares lost 0.3 percent.
Analysts praised the quarterly figures and the outlook of the chip manufacturer.
However, after the sharp rise since March, investors could take advantage of the price gains.
This also applies to Siemens shares, which fell 2.2 percent after a record high the previous day.
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A buy recommendation from Bank of America for the shares in Continental increased the price by two percent.
In contrast, HeidelbergCement lost 1.5 percent after a sell recommendation from Goldman Sachs.
Commerzbank lost almost three percent and were the bottom of the MDax.
The previous evening, the supervisory board had approved the bank's savings plan.
However, analysts are not convinced that the bank will be able to grow earnings as announced.
Papers from the IT service provider Cancom rose 7.3 percent as the best MDax title.
The company had increased its operating profit significantly in the fourth quarter.
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