German word

Aktienkurs

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaktsi̯ənˌkʊɐ̯s/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstock price

Example

Der Aktienkurs ist heute gestiegen.

The stock price has risen today.

Illustration for Aktienkurs (stock price)

More examples

Viele Investoren reagieren auf den Aktienkurs mit Kauf oder Verkauf.

Many investors react to the stock price by buying or selling.

Core concept

A changing market figure attached to one company's share, rising or falling as buyers and sellers trade it.

Common phrases

  • auf den Aktienkurs reagieren

    respond to the stock price

  • ein fallender Aktienkurs

    a falling stock price

  • ein stabiler Aktienkurs

    a stable stock price

Similar words

Kurs: The trading price of one unit of a financial product.
Börsenkurs: The market price of a stock or bond set on a stock exchange.
Schlusskurs: The final price recorded for a stock when trading ends.
Aktienpreis: The price assigned to one share of stock.

Definition in German

Der Preis einer Aktie, der an der Börse durch Angebot und Nachfrage gebildet wird und sich laufend ändert.

Word origin

Aktienkurs combines Aktie, borrowed through French action from Latin actio, with Kurs, borrowed through French cours from Latin cursus.

Usage tips

  • Aktienkurs is masculine, with the plural Aktienkurse; the compound refers to the price of a share rather than to the share itself.

Related words

  • Aktienkursprognosestock price forecastnoun
  • Aktienkursvolatilitätstock price volatilitynoun

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