FRANKFURT (DEUTSCHE-BOERSE AG) – The high on the European stock markets continues. The election results on Sunday could bring new momentum. However, more and more voices are warning of an exaggeration. The increased valuation is considered problematic.
February 17, 2025: “For the DAX, the motto currently seems to be: a thousand every month.” These are the words used by Helaba analysts to describe the current soaring German benchmark index. After a weekly gain of 3.3 percent, the performance since the beginning of the year is already 13.1 percent. In its 37 completed years, the DAX has only outperformed once before at this point in the year, as calculated by LBBW. The historical average at this point in time was therefore only 1.9%.
New all-time highs across Europe
Driven by hopes of an imminent end to the war in Ukraine and the prospect of billions in reconstruction infrastructure investments, the DAX reached its highest…
