Market index
Euro Stoxx 50
The blue-chip index of fifty leading eurozone companies. It summarises risk appetite across the single-currency bloc and responds quickly to European Central Bank policy and energy price shifts.
At a glance
Euro Stoxx 50: latest value and prior change
As of 2026-09-17, Euro Stoxx 50 is 6,299 pt. It is 32.70 pt higher than 6,267 pt on 2026-09-16.
Across 144 available observations from 2026-02-26 to 2026-09-17, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 72nd percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-26–2026-09-17
- Observations · observed cadence
- 144 · Daily
- Data source
- Naver Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
Time-series chart
Euro Stoxx 50
2026-02-26–2026-09-17
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | 6,299 pt | 2026-09-16 | 32.70 pt |
| 2026-09-16 | 6,267 pt | 2026-09-15 | 30.00 pt |
| 2026-09-15 | 6,237 pt | 2026-09-14 | -23.88 pt |
| 2026-09-14 | 6,260 pt | 2026-09-11 | -64.75 pt |
| 2026-09-11 | 6,325 pt | 2026-09-10 | 56.16 pt |
| 2026-09-10 | 6,269 pt | 2026-09-09 | -42.59 pt |
| 2026-09-09 | 6,312 pt | 2026-09-08 | -101.6 pt |
| 2026-09-08 | 6,413 pt | 2026-09-07 | 9.18 pt |
| 2026-09-07 | 6,404 pt | 2026-09-04 | 11.06 pt |
| 2026-09-04 | 6,393 pt | 2026-09-03 | 10.34 pt |
Source: Naver Finance
Interpretation guide
The Euro Stoxx 50: the eurozone as a single market
The Euro Stoxx 50 holds fifty blue chips drawn from eleven eurozone countries. Unlike national benchmarks such as the DAX, it treats the entire single-currency economy as one market, making it the cleanest read on how investors judge ECB policy and eurozone growth together.
What the index contains
Luxury (LVMH), semiconductor equipment (ASML), software (SAP), and financials anchor the index. Its country-balancing rules spread sector exposure more evenly than the DAX, and its members' global revenue makes it more sensitive to world demand than to eurozone consumers.
- ASML is the channel connecting this index to the semiconductor cycle.
- Heavy luxury and consumer weights price Chinese demand recovery directly.
- Financials amplify index swings around ECB rate decisions.
Reading it against the DAX
The DAX reports on German manufacturing; the Euro Stoxx 50 reports on the eurozone. Their relative strength separates German-specific problems from region-wide ones.
- DAX-only weakness points to German factors — manufacturing or energy costs.
- Both weak together suggests broader causes such as ECB tightening or a eurozone slowdown.
- Add EUR/KRW to read European demand and Korean export conditions in one view.
How Korean investors can use it
The eurozone is a major Korean export market and runs a cycle distinct from America's. It fills in the half of global demand that watching US indexes alone misses.
- Strong US markets with a weak Euro Stoxx 50 signal a narrow global rally.
- European recoveries support earnings estimates for Korean sectors selling into the EU.
- It also works as a midday check on whether European tone carries into the US open.