Defensives, chemicals and energy the top gainers; banks, industrials and autos the big laggards:
StreetAccount Summary - Trading higher/lower: EU mid-morning
Deutsche Bank upgrades BAS.GR, BNR.GR, UMI.BB, and WCH.GR; downgrades AKZA.NA, GIVN.SW
Fertilizer boom lifts European chemicals but Germany's industrial core still feels the pain:
Brenntag downgraded to hold from buy at Warburg Research (€49.08, 0.00)
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