Design of the stock exchange prices in the daily topics

I closely follow the design of various programs on German television. Hardly any program retains its corporate design permanently. The evening ritual of the meeting in front of the television screen at 10:15 p.m. on the topics of the day has been causing me stomach ache lately: For some months now, a completely confusing color scheme has been chosen for the presentation of the current stock exchange prices.


Design of the stock exchange prices in the daily topics

The red background of the two bars is always the same—I've never seen it green. The smaller arrows to the right of the stock price aren't indicators of the stock's daily performance either (a stable or falling price is visualized with a green arrow). The only explanation that would justify the red bars would be a long-term negative trend (which, for example, hasn't been the case with the DAX in recent years). My suggestion: When redesigning the show's layout, those responsible should also revise the presentation of the stock market data.

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