Report po Berlin, Jan. 8.
AS is usual, the bourse in the week succeeding the Christmas and New Year holidays was influenced mainly by disposition of bond and mortgage holders to invest the interest received at the turn of the year. Such newly-formed capital tends preferably to seek investment inn Reich loans or other fixed interest securities, the share market profiting less from the investors desiring to find sound securities.
Nevertheless the share market was in a friendly mood as very little stock was put on offer because of the low prices level prevailing at the moment Sales on Jewish account were extremely small.
Investors showed a marked disposition to buy public utilities, particularly power works as a large increase of power for industrial purposes during 1939 is predicted. Gelsenkirchen Water rose by no less than 10 per cent. Another notable improvement was that in great banks which rose regularly day by day by fractions of one per cent Minings, chemicals and electric were also better.
In fixed interest securities, el quiries were made chiefly for securi ties that had been neglected during the last few months.
The following were the quotations of some of the leading German shares at the beginning and end of last week respectively Reichsbank Saizdetturth. Potash 13100 13700 rman
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