At the end of a strong first half of the year on the German stock market, more investors jumped on the bandwagon. The leading index Dax, which had risen by a remarkable almost 15 percent since the beginning of the year, rose by a further 1.26 percent to 16,147.90 points on Friday. The weekly and monthly balances were also positive with a premium of two and a good three percent respectively. The MDax of medium-sized titles closed 1.53 percent higher on Friday at 27,610.50 points.
Investors may have bet before the weekend that there could be good news from the US – and they were right. Earlier this afternoon, the Commerce Department reported that a price index rose less than economists had expected in May. The US Federal Reserve pays particular attention to this. The stock prices then continued their upward movement.
