FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - As seen at the start of the shortened pre-Christmas week, trading on the German stock market is also expected to remain subdued just a day before Christmas Eve. Major investors have already closed their books for 2025, and Christmas holidays are underway in many places.
On Tuesday, the DAX was up 0.1 percent at 24,30 points just a few minutes after the Xetra trading opened. The MDAX of mid-cap stocks slipped by 0.2 percent to 30,389 points. The EuroStoxx 50 initially showed virtually no change.
In the afternoon, U.S. economic data could inject a bit more momentum. Figures on economic growth, private consumption, durable goods orders, industrial production and capacity utilization, as well as consumer confidence, are scheduled for release./edh/zb
