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Current Dax: Dax is trading in the red – oil price back at $100

Iraq wants to export more oil and Saudi Arabia is announcing that it will restart the East-West pipeline. Nevertheless, investors remain tense and are looking at geopolitics.

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Current Dax: Dax is trading in the red – oil price back at $100

The Dax index in Germany fell by 0.9% to 25,367 points on Wednesday afternoon. This comes after a relatively stable close on Tuesday at 25,578 points. US President Donald Trump's speech at the 81st UN General Assembly had a negative impact on market sentiment. Earlier, hopes of an end to the Iran war had driven the Dax up by almost 1%. The Dow-Jones index fell slightly on Wall Street, while the Nasdaq hit a record high for the second day in a row.

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