The DAX Index Opens 0.16% Lower

Frankfurt's DAX 40 traded slightly above the flatline around 25,120 on Monday, tracking a general cautious mood, amid ongoing tensions and uncertainty over the prospects of a peace agreement to end the Middle East conflict. The weekend was marked by a new series of reciprocal attacks by Iran and the United States. Meanwhile, optimism around artificial intelligence-related investments continued to provide support. SAP and Infineon Technologies led gains, up 2% and 1.8% respectively. On the opposite side, pharma & healthcare stocks underperformed, led by Fresenius Medical Care (-3.1%) and Bayer (-2%).

The DAX Index is falling 41 points. Losses were driven by Fresenius Medical Care (-3.16%), Bayer (-2.14%) and HeidelbergCement (-1.73%). Biggest rises came from SAP (2.01%), Infineon (1.85%) and RWE (1.28%).

The DAX Index went up by 12 points or 0.05 percent on Friday to close at 25105 points. The rise was led by Zalando (2.98%), SAP (2.93%) and HeidelbergCement (2.35%). On the downside, the weakerst performers were Beiersdorf (-3.54%), Bayer (-3.46%) and Siemens Energy (-2.11%).