DE40: DAX holds on to impressive gains ahead of PCE

DE40

Indices

Novartis

CBK.DE, Commerzbank AG

European stocks gain during Friday's session
DAX on ATH ahead of US PCE data

European stock indices traded higher during Wednesday's session. The DAX is currently gaining 0.25% on an intraday basis on the podcast, while France's CAC40 is adding 0.4% over the same period. Investors' attention today turns to corporate news, companies' quarterly results and PCE data from the US.

Volatility currently seen in the European market. Source: xStation

The German DE40 index today extends its previous bullish momentum and breaks out to new historical peaks. The most important support for the index invariably remains the 50-day EMA (blue curve on the chart) and the recent peak broken out by the index in the 20,500-point zone. Technically, the DE40 continues to maintain a stable upward trend all the time. Source: xStation

News

Commerzbank (CBK.DE) is posting a net result of up to €2.7 billion in 2024 (analysts had expected €2.47 billion), while revenues rose 6% to €11.1 billion on the back of strong customer activity, the company reported. Return on equity rose to 9.2% (it was 7.7% in 2023). The dividend is expected to be €0.65 per share. The company's shares are gaining nearly 1% today.

Novartis (NOVN.CH) released financial results showing adjusted net income well above analysts' estimates, as sales of its acclaimed heart failure drug Entresto and newer multiple sclerosis drug Kesimpta exceeded forecasts. Net income for the fourth quarter, adjusted for special items, rose 26% to $3.93 billion (analysts had expected $3.64 billion).

16 October 2025, 6:17 PM

J.B. Hunt gains 18% after strong quarterly results 🚀

16 October 2025, 3:28 PM

Stock of the Week - Lam Research Corp (16.10.2025)

16 October 2025, 3:02 PM

Salesforce surges 8% amid positive long-term revenue forecast📈

16 October 2025, 1:41 PM

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces strategic collaboration with OpenAI📱

indices
stocks

Cookie name	Description
SERVERID
userBranchSymbol	Expiration date 1 day
test_cookie	Expiration date 1 hour
adobe_unique_id	Expiration date 364 days
__hssc	Expiration date 1 hour
SESSID	Expiration date 1 day
__cf_bm	Expiration date 1 hour
intercom-id-iojaybix	Expiration date 270 days
intercom-session-iojaybix	Expiration date 6 days
xtbCookiesSettings	Expiration date 364 days
TS5b68a4e1027
countryIsoCode
xtbLanguageSettings	Expiration date 364 days
userPreviousBranchSymbol	Expiration date 364 days
intercom-device-id-iojaybix	Expiration date 270 days
__cfruid
_cfuvid

Cookie name	Description
_gid	Expiration date 1 day
_gat_UA-98728395-1	Expiration date 1 hour
_gat_UA-121192761-1	Expiration date 1 hour
_gcl_au	Expiration date 89 days
_ga_CBPL72L2EC	Expiration date 729 days
_ga	Expiration date 729 days
__hstc	Expiration date 179 days
__hssrc
_vwo_uuid_v2	Expiration date 365 days
_ga_TC79BEJ20L	Expiration date 729 days
_vwo_uuid	Expiration date 365 days
_vwo_ds	Expiration date 29 days
_vwo_sn	Expiration date 1 hour
_vis_opt_s	Expiration date 99 days
_vis_opt_test_cookie
af_id	Expiration date 394 days
afUserId	Expiration date 730 days
AF_SYNC	Expiration date 6 days
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Expiration date 29 days

Cookie name	Description
MUID	Expiration date 389 days
_omappvp	Expiration date 3998 days
_omappvs	Expiration date 1 hour
_uetsid	Expiration date 1 day
_uetvid	Expiration date 389 days
_fbp	Expiration date 89 days
fr	Expiration date 89 days
_ttp	Expiration date 89 days
_tt_enable_cookie	Expiration date 89 days
hubspotutk	Expiration date 179 days
IDE	Expiration date 389 days
YSC
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Expiration date 179 days
li_sugr	Expiration date 89 days
guest_id_marketing	Expiration date 729 days
guest_id_ads	Expiration date 729 days
guest_id	Expiration date 729 days
muc_ads	Expiration date 729 days
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	Expiration date 179 days
MSPTC	Expiration date 389 days

Cookie name	Description
bcookie	Expiration date 364 days
lidc	Expiration date 1 day
UserMatchHistory	Expiration date 29 days
bscookie	Expiration date 364 days
li_gc	Expiration date 179 days
personalization_id	Expiration date 729 days

DE40: DAX holds on to impressive gains ahead of PCE

Join over 1 700 000 XTB Group Clients from around the world