DAX Ends at Over 1-Week Low

2025-11-17 17:16 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Germany's moved into negative territory to close about 1.2% lower at 23,591 on Monday, the lowest since November 7, lagging behind its regional peers.

Caution prevailed ahead of incoming US economic data and highly anticipated earnings from US tech giant Nvidia, while doubts about a Fed rate cut in December also weighed.

Siemens AG led the losses, down 2.8%, followed by Commerzbank (-2.7%), Siemens Healthineers (-2.5%), Zalando (-2.2%), Infineon Technologies (-2.1%) and Deutsche Post (-2%).

On the upside, Heidelberg Materials (+1.7%), Airbus (+1.2%), Rheinmetall (+1.1%) and Siemens Energy (+1.1%) emerged as the top gainers.



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