{"id":1301,"date":"2026-08-14T12:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/market-wrap-european-software-stocks-keep-indices-near-record-highs-dollar-gives-up-this-weeks-gains-14-08-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:20:56","slug":"market-wrap-european-software-stocks-keep-indices-near-record-highs-dollar-gives-up-this-weeks-gains-14-08-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/market-wrap-european-software-stocks-keep-indices-near-record-highs-dollar-gives-up-this-weeks-gains-14-08-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Wrap: European software stocks keep indices near record highs. Dollar gives up this week’s gains (14.08.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\ud83d\udcca Indices and Companies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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    The broad European market is trading without a clear direction today\u2014strong gains in select industrial and IT giants are offset by minor pullbacks across the rest of the market.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Stoxx 50 futures (EU50<\/strong>) are trading flat. Germany’s DAX is performing best (DE40<\/strong>: +0.3%), supported by gains in SAP shares, while Switzerland’s SMI is lagging (SUI20<\/strong>: -0.6%), sensitive to profit-taking in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    European IT stocks are gaining significantly on Friday (SAP<\/strong>: +4.3%, Nemetschek<\/strong>: +8.8%, TeamViewer<\/strong>: +6.0%), driven by Reuters reports of Silver Lake’s acquisition talks with Workday and easing investor concerns regarding tech-sector debt refinancing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Workday<\/strong> shares jumped nearly 18% (the strongest intraday gain since 2012) following reports of a potential buyout. The news also lifted other peers in the sector, including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Wix.com.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \ud83c\udf0d Economy and Geopolitics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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      According to Eurostat’s flash estimate, seasonally adjusted GDP grew by 0.4% QoQ in the euro area (+1.0% YoY) and by 0.5% QoQ across the EU (+1.2% YoY) in Q2, picking up momentum after a weak Q1. Employment across both regions expanded by a modest 0.1% QoQ (+0.5% YoY).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      French CPI inflation rose to 2.1% YoY in July 2026 (up from 1.8% in June), rebounding by 0.6% MoM. Price growth was driven by services (transportation, accommodation) and energy (+2.3% MoM), while gains were tempered by summer sales on manufactured goods (-2.0% MoM).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      German wholesale prices rose by 5.3% YoY (+0.2% MoM) in July 2026. The primary drivers were geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran and the expiration of temporary fuel tax cuts (petroleum products: +24.1% YoY). Non-ferrous metals also surged (+27.8% YoY), whereas price declines were recorded in live animals (-18.5%) and dairy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Data from Kpler indicates that 13 confirmed crossings were recorded through the Strait of Hormuz on August 13 (+44% DoD), with 9 vessels utilizing routes mapped out by Iran. Increased traffic was also noted in the Bab al-Mandab Strait (29 crossings) and the Red Sea (18 ships entered, 11 exited).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \ud83d\udcb1 Currencies, Commodities, and Energy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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        The US Dollar Index (USDIDX<\/strong>) is slipping 0.3% today following yesterday’s attempted breakout to a 2-week high. The New Zealand Dollar is rebounding most strongly (NZDUSD<\/strong>: +0.8%), recovering from yesterday’s sell-off triggered by a drop in inflation expectations. EURUSD<\/strong> adds 0.35%, rising to 1.1570.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Precious metals are rebounding slightly following yesterday’s correction. Gold<\/strong> gains 0.3% to $4,362 per ounce, while silver<\/strong> adds 0.8% to reach $64.95 per ounce.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Brent crude futures (OIL<\/strong>) have erased early-session gains and are trading flat near $87 per barrel. Meanwhile, gains persist in natural gas futures (NATGAS<\/strong>: +0.2%, NATGAS.EU<\/strong>: +0.5%).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

        XTB.COM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        \ud83d\ude80 Experience Ultra-Low Latency Trading — \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Trade with a Regulated Global Broker \u00a0 \ud83d\udcca Indices and Companies The broad European market is trading without a clear direction today\u2014strong gains in select industrial and IT giants are offset by minor pullbacks across the rest of the market. Stoxx 50 futures (EU50) are trading flat. Germany’s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-forex-forum-goontrading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}