AMSTERDAM (AFN) – European stock markets advanced slightly on Tuesday.\nInvestors were taking it easy after the recent strong recovery and are especially looking forward to the annual meeting of central bankers in U.S. Jackson Hole, which begins later in the week. <\/p>\n\n
The AEX index on Beursplein 5 was 0.3 percent in the plus at 549.60 points in morning trading.\nThe MidKap fell a fraction to 805.28 points.\nStock market gauges in Paris, Frankfurt and London rose as much as 0.3 percent. <\/p>\n\n
The strongest riser among the main funds on the Damrak was chemicals distributor IMCD with a gain of more than 2 percent.\nSteel group ArcelorMittal was at the bottom with a loss of 1.1 percent.\nIn the MidKap, dredging company Boskalis closed the row with a minus of 1.9 percent.\nFitness chain Basic-Fit led the way with a plus of 1.1 percent. <\/p>\n\n
Avantium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Avantium dropped 7 percent on the local market.\nThe chemical company posted lower sales in the first half of the year than the company had anticipated.\nThe net loss increased to 12.6 million from 6.5 million euros.\nThis was due to higher costs for the full integration of the former cooperation with BASF. <\/p>\n\n Osram Licht rose 2 percent in Frankfurt.\nInvestors Bain Capital and Carlyle Group are considering raising their bids for the German lighting company, according to news agency Bloomberg.\nThe parties recognize that their current offer of 3.4 billion euros is no longer high enough if Austrian sensor maker AMS (plus 0.2 percent) follows through on its rival proposal. <\/p>\n\n Casino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In Paris, Casino climbed 1.9 percent.\nThe French retail group is divesting a further 2 billion euros worth of assets.\nThe downsizing is intended to address the company’s large debt burden.\nCasino was already engaged in a 2.5 billion euro divestment round that should be completed in the first quarter of 2020.\nIn London, miner BHP fell 2 percent after publishing its annual results. <\/p>\n\n The euro was worth $1.1076, down from $1.1095 a day earlier.\nA barrel of U.S. oil was 0.1 percent more expensive at $56.25.\nBrent oil fell 0.1 percent in price to $59.69 a barrel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AMSTERDAM (AFN) – European stock markets advanced slightly on Tuesday.
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