Ensuring the Enactment of Proposed Measures is a Key Focus for the Commission
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the DAX index experienced a significant drop, losing 0.60%, closing at 24,276.97 points. This marked the largest one-day point and percentage drop since August 1, 2025. The decline was attributed to a risk-off sentiment among European investors, driven by concerns about slowing global economic growth and persistent inflation.
The downturn was not limited to the DAX, as the SDAX and MDAX, German stock market indices of small-cap and mid-cap stocks respectively, also saw slight losses. The SDAX closed at 17,073.11 points, while the MDAX ended at 30,925.12 points.
However, the DAX recovered towards the end of the week, closing flat at 24,363.09 points, up slightly by 0.02%. This stabilization came after a volatile trading period, which saw several individual DAX-listed companies experiencing significant movements.
Porsche SE ended the day with a gain of over one percent, while TUI shares in the MDAX jumped 8.4 percent, reaching their highest level since February. The surge in TUI's shares came after the company raised its profit forecast following the presentation of key figures on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Siemens Energy shares had a loss of over five percent, and Evotec lost 2.3 percent in the MDAX due to weak quarterly results. Ströer, burdened by a weak advertising market in Germany, likely saw lower analyst estimates, leading to a loss of 6.9 percent and a closing at its lowest level since November 2023 in the MDAX.
Meanwhile, Brenntag lost 0.8 percent after presenting detailed quarterly figures, and Renk gained 2.0 percent due to full order books. E.on stock rose by 1.1 percent, achieving results in line with expectations in the first half of the year and confirming its annual forecast. Eckert & Ziegler rose by 5.9 percent in the SDAX following a stock split.
Among the individual stocks in the DAX, Bayer, Fresenius, and SAP had gains of more than three percent each. However, no specific company news for Bayer, Fresenius, SAP, Siemens Energy, E.ON, Porsche SE, Brenntag, TUI, Ströer, or Eckert & Ziegler was reported on this date in the search results, suggesting that the broader market trend was the primary driver of trading on this day.
Finance-related concerns continued to dominate trading, as the DAX's volatile period was influenced by worries about slowing global economic growth, persistent inflation, and potentially weaker quarterly results among some companies, such as Evotec and Ströer, which experienced losses. Meanwhile, profitability expectations for others, like TUI and Eckert & Ziegler, saw stocks surge, signifying investors' shifting preferences in an unpredictable financial landscape.
