NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Cautious optimism about a possible easing in the war between Russia and Ukraine should give the US stock markets a boost on Tuesday. About three quarters of an hour before the start of trading, broker IG rated the leading index Dow Jones Industrial (Dow Jones 30 Industrial) 1.1 percent higher at 35,250 points. The technology stock-heavy NASDAQ 100 signaled IG around 2.7 percent in the plus.
Positive signals are coming from Turkey, where Ukraine and Russia are moving closer together. “While there are reportedly still many gaps in the demands of both sides, there appear to have been compromises on some important issues, including Ukraine’s past ambitions for NATO membership,” said market expert Craig Erlam of broker Oanda. According to the Moscow Defense Ministry, Russia also wants to significantly reduce its “military activities” in Ukraine near Kyiv and Chernihiv.
Among the individual values, the shares of Nielsen are likely to be the focus of investors. The market researcher changes into the hands of financial investors. A consortium in which the hedge fund Elliott is also involved wants to take over the company for around 16 billion US dollars including debt. Nielsen signed a definitive agreement for a cash purchase price of $28 per share. Nielsen shares shot up a good fifth to $27.05 premarket.
Tesla shares are likely to continue their recovery rally. They rose 1.3 percent premarket.
The US health insurer UnitedHealth wants to expand its service business with a multi-billion takeover. The service subsidiary Optum wants to buy the LHC Group, which specializes in home care, as both companies announced on Tuesday in Eden Prairie (Minnesota) and Lafayette (Louisiana). Both companies agreed on a purchase price of 170 US dollars per LHC share. That corresponds to a total price of almost 5.4 billion dollars. Unitedhealth shares gained 0.4 percent premarket. /edh/mis
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