DAX Slips As Growth Worries Resurface

RTTNews | 752 days ago
DAX Slips As Growth Worries Resurface

(RTTNews) - German stocks slipped on Tuesday as weak Chinese GDP data rekindled worries about slowing global growth.

The benchmark DAX was down 23 points, or 0.2 percent, at 15,111 after rising 0.3 percent in the previous session.

Nordex AG, a wind turbine maker, fell 1.6 percent after it posted a decline in order intake for its wind turbines the fourth-quarter and full-year, amidst a challenging market environment.

Luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss AG dropped 1.3 percent. The company said that its fourth-quarter preliminary sales grew 18 percent to 1.07 billion euros from last year's 905 million euros. Quarterly sales exceeded the 1 billion euros mark for the first time in its history.

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UK Halifax House Prices Rise More Than Forecast

UK Halifax House Prices Rise More Than Forecast

UK house prices grew more than expected in January to hit a record high as buyer demand increased ahead of the stamp duty increase in April, mortgage lender Halifax said Friday. House prices increased 0.7 percent in January from December, reversing a 0.2 percent drop in the previous month. The monthly growth was also faster than economists' forecast of 0.4 percent.
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Yen Rises Against Majors

Yen Rises Against Majors

The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday.
RTTNews | 8h 28min ago
European Economic News Preview: Germany Industrial Output, Foreign Trade Due

European Economic News Preview: Germany Industrial Output, Foreign Trade Due

Industrial production and foreign trade from Germany and house prices from the UK are due on Friday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis releases Germany's industrial output and external trade figures. Economists forecast industrial output to fall 0.7 percent on month in December, in contrast to the 1.5 percent rise in November.
RTTNews | 8h 30min ago