Market index
Germany DAX
The benchmark index of the Frankfurt exchange. With autos, chemicals, and machinery dominating, it reflects European growth, Chinese demand, and energy costs faster than most European indices.
Germany DAX latest observations
- Observed
- 2026-11-06
- Latest
- 25,820 pt
- Change from previous
- ▼ -504.6 pt
Check the observation dates in both the summary and chart; release and refresh times can differ.
At a glance
Germany DAX: latest value and prior change
As of 2026-11-06, Germany DAX is 25,820 pt. It is 504.6 pt lower than 26,325 pt on 2026-11-05.
Across 181 available observations from 2026-02-24 to 2026-11-06, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 82nd percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-24–2026-11-06
- Observations · observed cadence
- 181 · 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.
2026-08-17 → 2026-11-06 · pt
- First
- 26,339 pt
- 2026-08-17
- Latest
- 25,820 pt
- 2026-11-06
- Window low
- 24,807 pt
- 2026-10-08
- Window high
- 26,570 pt
- 2026-08-28
The horizontal axis follows observation order; calendar intervals may differ. High and low refer to observed values within this window, not intraday or all-time extremes. Ties show the first observation date.
Time-series chart
Germany DAX
2026-02-24–2026-11-06
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | 25,820 pt | 2026-11-05 | -504.6 pt |
| 2026-11-05 | 26,325 pt | 2026-11-04 | -112.7 pt |
| 2026-11-04 | 26,438 pt | 2026-11-03 | 573.0 pt |
| 2026-11-03 | 25,865 pt | 2026-11-02 | -116.5 pt |
| 2026-11-02 | 25,981 pt | 2026-10-30 | 162.9 pt |
| 2026-10-30 | 25,818 pt | 2026-10-29 | -221.5 pt |
| 2026-10-29 | 26,040 pt | 2026-10-28 | 335.7 pt |
| 2026-10-28 | 25,704 pt | 2026-10-27 | 113.3 pt |
| 2026-10-27 | 25,591 pt | 2026-10-26 | 179.9 pt |
| 2026-10-26 | 25,411 pt | 2026-10-23 | 229.2 pt |
Source: Naver Finance
Interpretation guide
Germany's DAX: Europe's export-manufacturing bellwether
The DAX tracks forty large caps on the Frankfurt exchange. Heavy in autos, industrials, chemicals, and software, it reads European demand and the global trade cycle at once — and since Germany and Korea share an export-manufacturing model, the DAX doubles as background for Korean exporters.
What the index contains
Unusually among major benchmarks, the DAX is a total-return index that reinvests dividends. Its members — SAP, Siemens, Volkswagen — earn globally, making the index more sensitive to world demand, especially China, than to German domestic conditions.
- Weak German automakers reflect Chinese demand and the EV transition simultaneously.
- SAP's growing weight is gradually tilting the index toward technology.
- As a total-return index, its long-run performance overstates against price indexes like KOSPI or the S&P 500.
The link to Europe and Korea
Germany is Europe's largest economy with an export structure much like Korea's, so DAX direction reads European demand and the global trade cycle together. ECB policy and energy prices feed through quickly.
- DAX strength signals recovering European demand — supportive for Korean sectors selling into the EU.
- Read it with EUR/KRW to combine the demand picture with price competitiveness.
- Energy price spikes squeeze German manufacturing costs and weigh on the index.
Uses and misreads
Because DAX members earn globally, the index and the German domestic economy often decouple. Judge Germany's economy from surveys like IFO and PMI; use the index as a global-trade signal.
- DAX-versus-US relative strength tracks global rotation into or out of Europe.
- Policy themes — defense and infrastructure spending — increasingly lead the index.
- Korean auto stocks and German carmakers mix competition with co-movement; avoid one-line readings.