Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,294.50	-12.67	-0.08%
S&P 500	1,650.51	-4.84	-0.29%
Nasdaq	3,459.42	-3.88	-0.11%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,294.50

-12.67

-0.08%

S&P 500

1,650.51

-4.84

-0.29%

Nasdaq

3,459.42

-3.88

-0.11%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,778.07	+1.29	0.05%
FTSE 100	6,666.31	-30.48	-0.46%
DAX	8,326.13	-25.85	-0.31%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,778.07

+1.29

0.05%

FTSE 100

6,666.31

-30.48

-0.46%

DAX

8,326.13

-25.85

-0.31%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,612.50	+128.47	0.89%
Hang Seng	22,618.70	-51.01	-0.23%
S&P/ASX 200	4,983.50	-78.95	-1.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,612.50

+128.47

0.89%

Hang Seng

22,618.70

-51.01

-0.23%

S&P/ASX 200

4,983.50

-78.95

-1.56%

BASF Reports Profit Matching Estimates, Sees Growth in 2013

By Sheenagh Matthews - 2013-02-26T06:00:00Z

BASF SE (BAS), the world’s biggest chemical company, posted fourth-quarter profit that met analysts’ estimates and predicted improved results in 2013.

Earnings before interest, tax and one-time items increased to 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the Ludwigshafen, Germany- based company said today in a statement. Analysts had predicted 1.8 billion euros, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Quarterly sales rose to 19.6 billion euros, beating an analyst estimate of 19 billion euros. The company proposed paying an annual dividend of 2.60 euros, also in line.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sheenagh Matthews in Frankfurt at smatthews6@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Simon Thiel at sthiel1@bloomberg.net

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