BUX rally and fresh US records cap Tuesday

In brief

• The BUX rose 1.28% to 143,682.55 on equity turnover of HUF 32.5 billion.
• The DAX gained 0.77%, the Euro Stoxx 50 0.48%, the CAC 40 0.40% and the FTSE 100 0.42%.
• The S&P 500 advanced 0.58%, the Nasdaq Composite 0.45% and the Dow 0.49%.

Budapest and Europe

At the regular 6 October close on the Budapest Stock Exchange, the BUX rose 1.28% to 143,682.55 on equity turnover of HUF 32.5 billion. OTP gained 1.89% to HUF 41,470, MOL 1.51% to HUF 5,055 and Richter 0.57% to HUF 12,370, while Magyar Telekom fell 0.23% to HUF 2,572. The final Hungarian figures were reported by a close summary based on BSE data; the delayed intraday BSE screen was not treated as a closing price.

In Europe, the DAX gained 0.77% to 25,449.19, the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.48% to 6,272.23, the CAC 40 advanced 0.40% to 7,865.07 and the FTSE 100 climbed 0.42% to 10,541.69. The official pages of Deutsche Börse and Euronext were also checked.

Wall Street and the next marker

The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,818.93, the Nasdaq Composite 0.45% to 27,599.79 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.49% to 51,521.28. The Associated Press close summary reported records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. On its energy needs, Google said it aimed at “meeting our growth responsibly”; the 890-megawatt nuclear expansion agreement helped Constellation shares.

For Hungarian retail investors, BUX momentum, US technology exposure and the forint’s dollar sensitivity matter together, but the figures are not personalised buy or sell advice. Related reading: the previous close review and OTP bond subscription deadlines. The next full close review can follow the regular 7 October session.