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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.

What Next for the Boring German DAX Index?

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·Dec 03, 2020, 08:52 GMT

The German DAX index is down slightly as investors react to the relatively strong euro and signs that the German...

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.

DAX Index Jumps In Early Trading As Lockdown Easing Boost Sentiment

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·May 18, 2020, 08:55 BST

Dax index jumps higher on Monday morning as more businesses reopen and the coronavirus death toll continues to decline in...

DAX Index In Wait And See Stance Below 13,000

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·Aug 17, 2020, 09:11 BST

Dax index slide in early trading as investors digest the recent developments on the China – USA trade war after the negotiations scheduled for the weekend cancelled.

Wirecard share price acts like the penny stock it is; gains 200%

·Jun 29, 2020, 09:57 BST

Wirecard share price exploded by more than 200%, becoming the best-performing companies in the DAX index. The company’s share performance imply that some investors still see some value in the bankrupt company even after it filed for bankruptcy. Still, the performance is a clear example of what penny stocks do because their performance is usually driven by retail traders.

Is the Stock Market Open Today? NSE and BSE Closed for Mahavir Jayanti

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·Mar 31, 2026, 12:16 BST

Investors looking to trade on the final day of the financial year found the doors to Dalal Street firmly locked...

Morning Brief: Nikkei 225 and DAX rise while DXY makes modest recovery

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·Aug 03, 2020, 07:47 BST

Traders' continued focus on the simmering tensions between the U.S. and China leads to a mixed start of August across Asia. In China, the Shanghai composite climbed by 1.20% while the Hang Seng index dipped by 0.70%.