The DAX opened Wednesday morning ahead of rising stocks. By about 9:30 a.m. the benchmark index stood around 25,035 points, up 0.2 % from the previous day’s close. The strongest performers were Siemens Energy, MTU, and Commerzbank, while Fresenius, Heidelberg Materials and Beiersdorf lagged at the bottom of the list.
Thomas Altmann of QC Partners noted that Nvidia’s quarterly report is pushing the fourth‑quarter earnings season toward its peak. “The outlook is as crucial as the figures themselves” he said. “Nvidia’s results could ease current concerns about artificial intelligence, but they could also amplify them dramatically”.
Altmann further stressed that the 25,000 mark remains intensely contested. “Yesterday’s trading repeatedly crossed the 25,000 line both above and below it” he explained. “That shows how fiercely bulls and bears are fighting for this threshold”. Until one side gains the upper hand, the DAX’s long‑term trajectory remains uncertain.
The euro was slightly stronger in the early session: one euro equaled $1.1793, and one dollar was worth €0.8480.
Meanwhile, Brent crude climbed. At around 9 a.m. German time, a barrel of North Sea Brent fetched $70.99, up 22 cents-or 0.3 %-from the previous day’s close.
