FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Siemens Healthineers is again approaching its highest level since the beginning of August, reached a few days ago, following quarterly figures on Wednesday. In the morning, the shares of the medical technology company gained two percent as one of the best DAX stocks.

Confident statements from the management provided a boost. The Group intends to become more profitable again after a decline in profits in the previous financial year. The laboratory diagnostics business, which is currently being restructured, should contribute to this.

Analyst Graham Doyle from the Swiss bank UBS gave Healthineers a good report card in an initial reaction to the quarterly report. Results and order intake are strong and the outlook should be reassuring, he said./ajx/jha/