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Amsterdam Stock Exchange slightly higher, Greece to the
background,the European stock markets on Friday did the profits of a day earlier to expand further. The stabilization of interest rates on the bond markets and a new closing record of the US S & P 500 index led to optimism among investors.
"The scholarships go in line more with Wall Street up and Greek problems again just pushed aside. It is further a relatively quiet trading day. The stock market volumes are low and are mainly waiting for what the market will do next week, "said trader Cees Smit from Today's Beheer.
The AEXindex in Amsterdam recorded at the beginning of the day 0.9 percent higher at 494.93 points . The MidCap rose 0.4 percent to 762.83 points. The stock exchanges in London, Paris and Frankfurt were given to 0.5 percent.
DSM biggest riser
biggest climber in the AEX was special chemical company DSM with a gain of 3.5 percent on rumors that the German Evonik again interested in taking over the Dutch specialty chemicals company.
Evonik was last autumn already linked to DSM, but also to the British Croda International and Swiss Clariant. Clariant has however not indicated with Evonik sea wanting, allowing DSM again in the company's visor would have come. DSM would like Evonik unresponsive to beta Ville.
ArcelorMittal followed closely with a gain of 3.4 percent, following a recommendation increase by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The steel company won a day earlier nearly 6 percent after Brussels announced to launch an investigation into the alleged dumping of steel by China and Russia.