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In this section, you will find important DAX index news, actionable trading ideas, and a live DAX 30 chart to help you understand the markets better.

The DAX 30 Index (Deutscher Aktienindex) is a blue-chip stock market index consisting of the thirty biggest companies in Germany in terms of market cap, traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The base date for the DAX 30 is December 30, 1987, and from a base value of 1,000. The DAX price index followed the Börsen-Zeitung index, which historically extends back to 1959.

Some of the German companies listed in the DAX 30 are Adidas (ADS), Bayer (BAYN), BASF (BAS), Daimler (DAI), Siemens (SIE), Allianz (ALV) and Henkel (HEN). The DAX 30 is used worldwide as a leading index for the German economy and serves as the basis for more than 150,000 financial products. The selection of companies in the DAX index is based on the quantitative criteria of order book volume and free float market capitalization.

The reporting date for collecting data is the last trading day of the month for which the ranking list is created. The ranking list is created and published monthly by Deutsche Börse AG. The index composition of DAX is reviewed every September based on the Regular Exit and Regular Entry rules.

Brief: Hang Seng, DAX Index Rise, Dow Jones Falls Ahead of Georgia Elections

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·Jan 04, 2021, 07:16 GMT

Global stocks are mixed today after having a relatively strong 2020 amid the global pandemic. In Hong Kong, the Hang...

DAX Index: 3 Black Crows Forms as German Stocks Suffer Harsh Reversal

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·Jun 11, 2020, 08:46 BST

DAX Index is among the worst-performing indices in Europe today. It is down by more than 3%, which is worse than the FTSE 100 2.70% decline and FTSE MIB’s 2.76% decline. The only index near to the DAX is France CAC. The selloff in Europe and Asia is mostly because of the dovish statement issued by the Federal Reserve yesterday.

DAX Index: German Index Heads To €11,000 As Sentiment Improves

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·Apr 17, 2020, 09:10 BST

The DAX index rose by more than 3 per cent as the overall sentiment in the market improved. This sentiment started in the United States, where researchers at the University of Chicago found some success in treating coronavirus. They used a drug manufactured by Gilead Sciences, an American firm.

Germany Stocks Opens Lower – DAX Index Down 0.30%

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·Sep 25, 2020, 08:26 BST

Germany stocks are wavering today as concerns over coronavirus remain. The DAX index is down by 0.33% and trading at...

Bullish Momentum Above 13,000 For DAX Index

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·Aug 26, 2020, 10:40 BST

Dax index trading higher in a cautious mood ahead of the Jerome Powell speech in Jackson Hole. Speculation that the German government is planning a new relief package helps stocks.