DAX rises 0.4% to 25,704 – Deutsche Bank leads, Symrise slumps over 10%
The DAX closed on Wednesday at 25,704.02 points (+0.44%), briefly at a five-week high. The Fed left rates unchanged. The ECB decides today.
Germany's benchmark DAX (its 40 largest listed companies) rose further on Wednesday. It closed in Xetra trading at 25,704.02 points, up 0.44%, and briefly hit its highest level in five weeks. The MDAX (mid-sized firms) lost 0.23%. The SDAX (smaller firms) gained 0.21% and the tech index TecDAX 0.54%. The Euro Stoxx 50 (large eurozone companies) edged up to 6,167.81 points (dpa-AFX, finanzen.at).
Support came from renewed optimism about artificial intelligence. South Korean memory-chip maker SK Hynix reported unexpectedly strong results. Deutsche Bank rose about 4% after another record profit and led the DAX. Siemens Energy gained 3.64%. Symrise fell more than 10% because its outlook for the final quarter points to slower growth (dpa-AFX, finanzen.at).
Mercedes-Benz closed modestly higher after losing almost 4% on Tuesday. Fund manager DWS (in the MDAX) fell 1.7%, while Befesa rose almost 5%. Thyssenkrupp spun off its unit TK Accelis: shareholders received one Accelis share for every 20 Thyssenkrupp shares (dpa-AFX).
In the evening, the US Federal Reserve kept its key rate at 3.75–4.00% (10 votes to 2; two members wanted a hike). After the US close, Microsoft rose about 4% in after-hours trading and Alphabet fell about 10%. The ECB announces its decision today at 14:15 CET; Volkswagen, adidas and MTU are among the companies reporting.
| Index | Close | Day % |
|---|---|---|
| DAX | 25,704.02 | +0.44 % |
| MDAX | 30,425.40 | −0.23 % |
| SDAX | 18,411.57 | +0.21 % |
| TecDAX | 4,114.94 | +0.54 % |
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 6,167.81 | +0.05 % |
| Company | Price (EUR) | Day % | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | 30.02 | +3.97 % | another record profit |
| Siemens Energy | 133.26 | +3.64 % | – |
| Siemens Healthineers | 42.59 | +1.72 % | – |
| Infineon | 53.44 | +1.62 % | – |
| Siemens | 270.05 | +1.45 % | – |
| Rheinmetall | 1,012.00 | −1.29 % | – |
| DHL Group | 58.00 | −1.39 % | – |
| Scout24 | 81.95 | −1.50 % | – |
| Zalando | 26.09 | −1.77 % | – |
| Symrise | 89.80 | −10.24 % | slower Q4 growth signalled |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 07:30 | Volkswagen, adidas, Aixtron – Q3 results |
| 08:00 | MTU Aero Engines – Q3 results |
| 13:30 | US: Q3 GDP (first estimate) |
| 14:15 | ECB: rate decision |
| 21:05 | Amazon – Q3 results |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- dpa-AFX via finanzen.at: ROUNDUP/Aktien Frankfurt Schluss (28.10.2026, 18:05)
- dpa-AFX via ARIVA.DE: ROUNDUP/Aktien Frankfurt Schluss (28.10.2026)
- finanzen.at: DAX schließt in der Gewinnzone (28.10.2026)
- finanzen.at: SDAX zum Handelsende (28.10.2026)
- finanzen.at: TecDAX zum Handelsende (28.10.2026)
- wallstreet-online: Fed pausiert bei Zinsen (28.10.2026)
- finanznachrichten.de/XTB: Fed-Zinsentscheid (28.10.2026)
- onvista: Microsoft glänzt, Alphabet sackt ab (28.10.2026)
- Dow Jones via finanzen.net: Tagesvorschau Donnerstag, 29. Oktober
- AP via KRMG: Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint (29.10.2026, 00:03 CDT) – Alphabet nachbörslich rund −10 %
