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ARTICLE · 12 FEBRUARY 1996

Bourse Gets Off to Flying Start with Record Turnover in New Year

Amsterdam Exchanges NV
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The market lived up to all positive expectations in January. The Amsterdam EOE index broke through the 500-points barrier in just a couple of days, while turnover averaged around eight billion guilders daily during the first week of the new year. Share prices continued to climb steadily during the first half of the month. This was thanks to the same factors which determined the picture throughout 1995: falling interest rates and a firm dollar. In the second half of the month the AEX stayed hovering in the 500-510 points range, ending the month finally at 503.38 points, compared with 486.3 points at end-1995. Fokker's future dominated headlines.

Turnover levels

January turnover levels on the Amsterdam Exchanges NV were impressive and even reached new top levels. Total turnover in January amounted the record high of 187.2 billion guilders, versus 94.4 billion guilders in January 1995. This compares with 99.9 billion guilders last month. Last record high of total turnover was in

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