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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - After a cautious start, the Dax has leveled off at the record level reached at the beginning of the week.
Most recently, the leading German index lost 0.08 percent to 14,368.97 points.
On Monday he had set a record with 14,402 points and closed only a little below.
The MDax of medium-sized German companies rose by 0.08 percent to 31,337.01 points in the morning.
The leading Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 gained 0.12 percent to 3767.83 points.
The US Senate's approval of a billion dollar aid program for the world's largest economy provided a tailwind on Monday, the experts at Helaba wrote.
In addition, the economic optimists have taken over the scepter.
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Today the business figures of a number of companies were in focus.
Continental's shares, which were strong the day before, lost almost five percent in view of the red annual figures and thus slipped to the end of the Dax.
In addition, the outlook for the automotive supplier and tire group for 2021 fell short of analyst expectations.
At Deutsche Post, investors were able to look forward to a record high - most recently the shares, as one of the Dax favorites, gained 0.8 percent.
The logistics group raised the targets again when it presented its balance sheet, as it expects online trading to grow in 2021 and thus a further increase in parcel volumes.
According to stockbrokers, a disappointing earnings outlook broke Fuchs Petrolub losses of almost three percent.
The lubricant specialist's share certificates continued their downward trend and were at the bottom of the list in the MDax.
The fact that the final annual figures were just above the key figures and the dividend proposal turned out a little higher than expected did not help much.
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Symrise shares lost 2.7 percent.
Experts complained that the flavor and fragrance manufacturer is only aiming for stagnating profitability in 2021.
Meanwhile, S&T stocks, with an increase of almost four percent, are among the favorites of investors in the SDax index for small stocks.
The IT service provider reported a further accelerated increase in incoming orders for the start of the year.
S&T therefore announced an increase in organic growth for the year as a whole.
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