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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The Dax threatens to fail again at the hurdle of 14,000 points.
This would continue the hanging game of the past few weeks at and below this round mark.
Although the Dax left this behind for a short time in the course of trading, it then fell below it again.
Most recently it was 0.4 percent plus at 13,989 points.
Stock traders referred to the US-China trade relations.
Democrat Gina Raimondo, who was nominated as the future US Secretary of Commerce, said she did not know any reasons why Chinese companies like Huawei should no longer remain on a US blacklist.
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The MDax of the mid-sized stocks even rose to another historic high.
It rose most recently by 0.37 percent to 32,313 points.
The leading Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 rose by 0.3 percent.
Bayer shares topped the Dax with a premium of more than 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.
Nevertheless, the course lost 1.7 percent.
The course of the Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS, however, rose by 2.5 percent.
The fund company raised more funds in 2020 than investors expected.
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Infineon shares were 0.4 percent in the red.
Analysts praised the chip manufacturer's quarterly figures and outlook.
However, the price had already risen sharply in recent months.
Commerzbank lost 1.6 percent.
The euro was under renewed pressure and for the first time since the beginning of December slipped below the 1.20 mark.
Most recently, the common currency was quoted at $ 1.1994.
The European Central Bank last set the reference rate on Wednesday afternoon at $ 1.2017.
It was quiet on the bond market, the current yield remained at minus 0.50 percent.
The Rex bond index fell by 0.04 percent to 145.74 points.
The Bund future was up moderately at 0.02 percent at 176.42 points.
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