The exchanges have been driven by positive provisions of the markets in Asia and U.S. futures. Ensured a good atmosphere for traders, according to the hope of relief efforts by some EU countries for Greece slid into a debt crisis.

Good looking, among the European blue-chip financial stocks such as ING (+3.5% to 6.795 euros) and BNP Paribas (+2.39% to 54.4). Feast quoted after the presentation of earnings figures including Vivendi and rose 3.35% to 19.12 euros. (more...)

Two weeks before Christmas, the DAX takes again the barrier of resistance from 5800 points to target. The target price of 6,000 points, the Dax can only do so if he skips the barrier of 5,800 points and consolidate. The German defaults have tended on the last trading day of the week is significantly stronger. The Dax gained by 0.83 percent to 5756.29 points, while the MDAX was able to attract by 1.02 percent to 7301.46 points. When TecDax identify reductions were from 0.47 percent to 810.63 points. (more...)