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August 2026 (11)
- 2026-08-11·Tuesday, August 1183/100
MSCI Germany +0.27% on Industrials and Adidas — Autos and Chemicals resist, Rhine drought adds supply-chain fog
- 2026-08-10·Monday, August 1084/100
DAX industrials surge 3.0% as defense capex thesis accelerates — BFFAF +5.3% leads while Bayer and Deutsche Telekom lag
- 2026-08-09·Sunday, August 985/100
DAX surges as SAP +3.4% and Siemens +3.2% power Tech/Software sector to +3.9%; coalition tax standoff the only shadow
- 2026-08-08·Saturday, August 884/100
iShares MSCI Germany +1.15% — SAP +3.4%, Siemens +3.2%, Infineon +4.5% led a tech-and-industrial rally; Allianz -1.0% the lone Q2 sell-the-news read.
- 2026-08-07·Friday, August 796/100
DAX hits record as Deutsche Telekom surges 5.4% and SAP holds €206; Siemens -5.2% is the session's sharpest dissent
- 2026-08-06·Thursday, August 683/100
Infineon -5.7% leads tech selloff as DAX sets record; Industrials and Chemicals offset auto drag
- 2026-08-05·Wednesday, August 590/100
DAX at record altitude but breadth is thin: Infineon +3.9% and Bayer +3.0% drive Tech/Pharma while Beiersdorf -3.2% flags consumer weakness
- 2026-08-04·Tuesday, August 482/100
DAX prints another all-time record as Deutsche Telekom +5.2%, adidas +3.4%, and SAP +3.1% lead broad consumer and tech rotation — MSCI Germany +1.06%
- 2026-08-03·Monday, August 386/100
SAP +3.3% and Infineon +3.9% powered MSCI Germany +1.24% as global AI capex re-rated German tech, while BASF -2.0% and chemicals -1.3% confirmed China industrial demand remains the DAX's floor-drag
- 2026-08-02·Sunday, August 287/100
DAX near flat as Adidas crashes -17% on EBIT miss while SAP-led tech offsets industrial pain
- 2026-08-01·Saturday, August 187/100
iShares MSCI Germany -0.07% — Infineon +3.92% and SAP +1.51% pushed Tech/Software +2.72% as Linde's -5.95% crater dragged Industrials -3.08%, the sharpest intra-session sector split in Frankfurt this month.
July 2026 (19)
- 2026-07-31·Friday, July 3186/100
DAX flatlines at -0.07% as Infineon +11% and Siemens +5% absorb Adidas -11% collapse and Linde -6% drag
- 2026-07-30·Thursday, July 3088/100
DAX proxy +2.2% as BASF surges 4.7% and autos rebound — but Infineon's -6.5% and SAP's -2.7% warn tech sector is still on defence
- 2026-07-29·Wednesday, July 2983/100
Germany near-flat (iShares MSCI +0.05%) — SAP +3.8% and VW +3.7% offset Infineon's -6.7% semiconductor rout as global semis pressure hits Frankfurt
- 2026-07-28·Tuesday, July 2884/100
Mercedes faces US sales ban risk after mixed Q2; China chip advances trigger -10% semiconductor rout on Xetra while Strait of Hormuz war risk pushes Autobahn petrol to record
- 2026-07-27·Monday, July 2789/100
iShares MSCI Germany +1.61% as SAP surges 6.9% and CXMT's 535% IPO debut reframes the global AI chip competition
- 2026-07-26·Sunday, July 2690/100
DAX Advances 1.3% as SAP Thunders +9.3% on Tech/Software Surge, While Bund Yields at Multi-Year Highs Reframe the Capex Cost Story
- 2026-07-25·Saturday, July 2583/100
DAX composite surges led by SAP +9.3% on quarterly beat; Tech/Software sector +3.3% while Autos barely negative; iShares MSCI Germany +1.31% — Europe's strongest large-market Friday session.
- 2026-07-24·Friday, July 2486/100
SAP's AI Quarter Carries Germany; Semis, Autos, and Telcos Drag the Underbelly
- 2026-07-23·Thursday, July 2385/100
MSCI Germany -1.7%: ECB Holds as Iran War Keeps Inflation Alive, Oil Back Above $100, Bayer and SAP Lead Losses
- 2026-07-22·Wednesday, July 2280/100
DAX Flat as Infineon Surges 7% on Chip Tailwinds While SAP Drops 3.6% After Alphabet Competitive Read
- 2026-07-21·Tuesday, July 2190/100
German export book under pressure — SAP -2.5%, Bayer -2.7%, autos -0.86% as oil-risk and structural headwinds weigh on DAX heavyweights
- 2026-07-20·Monday, July 2087/100
DAX Industrials crater -2.7% led by Beiersdorf (BFFAF) -6.1% and Siemens -1.9% as Strait of Hormuz attacks push European gas to war-era highs
- 2026-07-19·Sunday, July 1997/100
MSCI Germany -0.19% but Industrials -3.16% told the real story — BFFAF -6.14% and SIEGY -1.90% signalled Germany's export-Maschinenbau book is taking the geopolitical premium harder than the headline index suggests; US-Iran night-eight kept energy-cost transmission risk alive as only Chemicals/Pharma salvaged the session.
- 2026-07-18·Saturday, July 1881/100
DAX Industrials crater -3.2% — Beiersdorf -6.1%, Siemens Energy -1.9% drag as chip sector flashes bear-market warning
- 2026-07-17·Friday, July 1786/100
Infineon -5.5% leads DAX lower as TSMC-sparked chip rout reaches Frankfurt; SAP -1.6% adds tech drag
- 2026-07-16·Thursday, July 1679/100
iShares MSCI Germany -0.63% as IBM crash raised value-trap fears; Autos +3.8% (VW, BMW) delivered the session's surprise as China demand reads turned positive.
- 2026-07-15·Wednesday, July 1582/100
DAX limps to +0.27% as industrials and autos recover but Consumer -0.65% and Bayer -1.34% drag — Iran oil spike reaches German summer holiday budgets
- 2026-07-14·Tuesday, July 1484/100
DAX Holds Ground as SAP and Infineon Take the IBM Blow — Hapag-Lloyd and BASF Fill the Gap
- 2026-07-13·Monday, July 1381/100
MSCI Germany -0.6% — VW -1.1%, Bayer -1.1%, Infineon -1% weigh as AI-stock rotation accelerates; SAP +1.3% and DTE +3.3% sole bright spots
June 2026 (29)
- 2026-06-29·Monday, June 2985/100
German auto and semiconductor heavyweights collapse — Infineon -4.5%, VW -2.9%, Mercedes -2.9% — while consumer and pharma provide a deceptive ETF offset
- 2026-06-28·Sunday, June 2881/100
DAX took its hardest hit in three weeks — Infineon -4.5% and VW -2.9% led autos and semis lower as China demand anxiety collided with a EUR/USD pair failing to find its footing, though SAP +4.7% proved the enterprise software thesis is still worth something.
- 2026-06-27·Saturday, June 2789/100
DAX reads bear — Infineon -4.49% and Autos -2.93% confirm the chip-export doom loop, SAP +4.75% the lone bright spot as iShares Germany drops -1.07%
- 2026-06-26·Friday, June 2685/100
DAX bleeds -1.07% as BASF + Boerse drag — BAYRY +17% Roundup court win + SAP +4.75% not enough to hold the index
- 2026-06-25·Thursday, June 2587/100
DAX +1.28% masks a fractured session — BAYRY +2.83% on Roundup SC win and Adidas +2.22% carry the index while SAP -3.07%, VW -2.89%, Infineon -2.70%, and Mercedes -1.77% signal export-engine stress
- 2026-06-24·Wednesday, June 2483/100
DAX drops 1.05% as Infineon -7.0%, Puma -7.7% lead broad selloff with Rheinmetall defense shock in the mix
- 2026-06-23·Tuesday, June 2383/100
VW crashes 6.3% on China-EV-tariff triple squeeze; MSCI Germany -1.4% as auto complex bleeds while SAP and Infineon hold
- 2026-06-22·Monday, June 2282/100
DAX essentially flat (+0.02%) as tech/software +2.52% battles auto sector -2.39% — Commerzbank/UniCredit takeover chess continues
- 2026-06-21·Sunday, June 2190/100
DAX split: Infineon +8.7% leads Tech surge, but Mercedes -3.9% and BASF -2.4% confirm China demand is still bleeding
- 2026-06-20·Saturday, June 2081/100
DAX divided: Infineon surges 8.7% as tech/software hits +3.2% while Mercedes-Benz sinks 3.9% and BASF falls 2.4% on China demand worry
- 2026-06-19·Friday, June 1983/100
DAX split session: Infineon +8.7% on AI chip wave, Adidas +3.1% on consumer momentum — Mercedes -3.9% and BASF -2.4% drag the auto-chemicals pair on China demand concern; UniCredit secures 12.5% more Commerzbank via exchange.
- 2026-06-18·Thursday, June 1884/100
DAX faint +0.39% masked an auto bloodbath: Mercedes -3.3%, VW -3.1%, while Bayer +3.2% and DWS +1.7% prevented index collapse
- 2026-06-17·Wednesday, June 1780/100
iShares MSCI Germany -0.98% — SAP -4.0% leads the Tech/Software rout as Fed removes cut guidance; Bayer +3.2% and Deutsche Boerse +1.7% are the only lifeboats in Chemicals/Pharma
- 2026-06-16·Tuesday, June 1687/100
DAX cyclical session: Mercedes +2.7%, Siemens +2.3%, VW +1.9% lead — but Commerzbank slips below Unicredit offer and open real estate funds bleed €7.6bn.
- 2026-06-15·Monday, June 1580/100
DAX held mixed ground as VW +1.4% and Beiersdorf +1.6% offset Puma's slide — Unicredit's Commerzbank battle and Hormuz reopening set the week's German agenda
- 2026-06-14·Sunday, June 1486/100
German industrials lead a quiet but clean bid, DAX breadth positive across all six sectors on June 14
- 2026-06-13·Saturday, June 1383/100
DAX proxy +0.12% — SpaceX IPO makes Musk world's first trillionaire while Platform Group crashes 33%
- 2026-06-12·Friday, June 1281/100
Infineon Surges 6.9% as Iran Deal Catalyzes Tech and Autos; SpaceX Dominates Frankfurt Small Talk
- 2026-06-11·Thursday, June 1185/100
DAX Tech Down 4.1%, Autos -2.1% as ECB Rate Hike to 2.25% Hits Cyclicals — SAP -3.9%, Infineon -4.2%
- 2026-06-10·Wednesday, June 1085/100
DAX -1.8% as SAP Leads 4.8% Tech Rout; Adidas +2.3% Only Bright Spot in Broad Risk-Off Session
- 2026-06-09·Tuesday, June 981/100
Infineon surged 5.4% on AI semiconductor demand while BASF crashed 4.2% on China demand worry; DAX navigated ECB-eve caution ahead of Thursday's rate decision
- 2026-06-08·Monday, June 886/100
Infineon -14.2% collapses as ECB faces Thursday's triple-hike pricing — DAX bears are in control
- 2026-06-07·Sunday, June 783/100
DAX hammered: Tech/Software -7.7%, Autos -2.7% as OPEC+ supply boost meets Iran Hormuz blockade
- 2026-06-06·Saturday, June 683/100
DAX hammered: IFNNY -14.2% semiconductor collapse leads 2.2% MSCI Germany drawdown as ECB hike nears
- 2026-06-05·Friday, June 581/100
DAX -2.2% as Infineon (-2.6%) and SAP (-1.3%) reflect US AI re-rate; Puma +5.5% defies the rout
- 2026-06-04·Thursday, June 490/100
iShares MSCI Germany +0.7% but Auto sector bleeds -3.1% as Mercedes -3.5%, VW -2.6%, Adidas -3.2% dominate losses; SAP +3.6% holds the index
- 2026-06-03·Wednesday, June 381/100
iShares MSCI Germany -1.8% as SAP shed 5.3% on enterprise SaaS sympathy — but Infineon +9.1% and industrials +2.3% show Germany's semiconductor and infrastructure plays held.
- 2026-06-02·Tuesday, June 283/100
DAX Splits: Beiersdorf, Siemens Gain While Puma Drops 4.2% and Bayer Extends Decline
- 2026-06-01·Monday, June 186/100
SAP +7.9% on AI enterprise tailwind rescues DAX from auto and Bayer drag — but the real story is DIHK demanding abolition of the Energieverbrauchsdeckel this week
May 2026 (18)
- 2026-05-31·Sunday, May 3181/100
DAX proxy -0.14% as SAP +3.6% rides global cloud wave; leaked Finanzministerium report shows €500B Sondervermögen targets 'only partially met'
- 2026-05-30·Saturday, May 3083/100
German CPI falls to 2.6% in May as SAP +3.6% lifts Tech/Software sector +3.1% — DAX eyes ceasefire 'Befreiungsschlag' if Iran talks firm up.
- 2026-05-29·Friday, May 2983/100
German CPI falls to 2.6% in May — SAP +3.6% and Infineon +4.4% lift tech as DAX eyes Iran ceasefire 'Befreiungsschlag'
- 2026-05-28·Thursday, May 2891/100
Adidas +5.9% and Puma +5.6% drive Consumer +4.1% while Autos surge 2.4% on Mercedes +2.6%, VW +2.2%
- 2026-05-27·Wednesday, May 2784/100
Infineon Surges 6% and Autos Rally 2%; AI-Driven Tech and China-Exposed Names Defy DAX's Flat Tape
- 2026-05-26·Tuesday, May 2681/100
MSCI Germany +1.96%: Infineon surges 5.4% as semiconductor AI wave reaches Frankfurt; Bayer -1.5% and BASF drag chemicals
- 2026-05-25·Monday, May 2580/100
DAX Closes Above 25,000 on Iran Peace Hopes; Infineon +5.4% Leads Tech Surge While BASF and Bayer Sell Off
- 2026-05-24·Sunday, May 2490/100
Infineon (IFNNY) surges 5.4% on AGI chip tailwinds as Bayer, BASF, and Allianz retreat 1.3-1.5%; iShares Germany -0.3% overall
- 2026-05-23·Saturday, May 2388/100
DAX ends flat -0.30% as Infineon surges +5.35% and SpaceX IPO stirs German retail — Bayer, Allianz, BASF each shed ~1.3%
- 2026-05-22·Friday, May 2281/100
Oil Reserves at 15-Month Risk as Hormuz Endgame Drags On; Bundesbank's Balz Exits; Defence IPO Wave Builds
- 2026-05-21·Thursday, May 2194/100
DAX proxy +0.4% led by Infineon +6.3% AI surge and Siemens +3.8% M&A catalyst — SAP the lone drag at -2.0%
- 2026-05-20·Wednesday, May 2086/100
iShares MSCI Germany +2.0% but every sector closed red — breadth tells a different story than the headline
- 2026-05-18·Monday, May 1892/100
SAP's 3% Gain Masks DAX Dispersion: Autos Off 1.8%, Siemens -5.1%, Chemicals Under Siege
- 2026-05-17·Sunday, May 1783/100
DAX -2.1% — Siemens -5.1% and Semi Pain Drive Industrial-Tech Rout, SAP Alone Bucks the Trend
- 2026-05-16·Saturday, May 1675/100
iShares MSCI Germany drops 2.1% as Siemens Energy crashes 5.1% and industrials lead the retreat
- 2026-05-15·Friday, May 1586/100
iShares MSCI Germany drops 1.6% as BASFY slides 2% and DT Telekom sheds 1.8% — tech the lone bright spot
- 2026-05-14·Thursday, May 1486/100
Infineon surges 10.3% to lead a tech-dominated session as iShares MSCI Germany adds 0.52%
- 2026-05-13·Wednesday, May 1392/100
SAP drops 4.2% and drags Tech/Software sector down 4.5%, offsetting broad market resilience on May 13