DAX Down for 3rd Day

2026-03-13 09:01 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Frankfurt's DAX 40 fell more than 1% to around 23,300 on Friday, the third straight session of losses, amid ongoing concerns over the consequences of the Middle East conflict.

President Trump’s escalating rhetoric against Iran, combined with Tehran’s pledge to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, continued to fuel inflation worries and reinforce prospects of potential interest rate hikes soon.

Almost all sectors traded lower, led by consumer cyclicals, banks and industrials.

On equities, Siemens Energy (-2.9%), Daimler Truck (-2.6%), Adidas (-2.5%), Henkel (-2.5%), Deutsche Post (-2.3%) and Commerzbank (-.2.1%) posted the biggest declines.

On the upside, Zalando climbed 5.5%, after Bernstein upgraded it from “underperform” to “market perform" and raised its price target to EUR 25.00 from EUR 23.00.

The stock was backed by Thursday’s share buyback, a new Levi Strauss e-commerce deal, and a positive outlook for 2026.

For the week, the index is set to decline about 1.1%.



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