DAX Deepens Losses

2026-09-18 14:22 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Frankfurt’s DAX 40 closed about 1.6% down at 25,296 on Friday, its lowest since late July, as caution returned to markets.

Trading was also influenced by the so-called “quadruple witching” day, when several major derivatives contracts expire simultaneously.

Meanwhile, investors eyed developments in the Middle East ahead of next week’s summit between US President Trump and Gulf-state leaders.

Locally, attention turns to state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sept. 20, in another test to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s leadership following the AfD’s strong showing in Saxony-Anhalt.

Almost all sectors fell, led by autos, telecoms and banks, while techs advanced.

Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz Group and BMW were among the worst performers, falling 5.5%, 4.5% and 4.2%, respectively.

Deutsche Telekom dropped 4.1%, following a negative analyst report for its French competitor Orange.

On the upside, Infineon Technologies gained 2.7%.

For the week, the index posted a 1.1% loss.



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