{"id":68353,"date":"2026-01-06T09:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/01\/06\/dax-modestly-higher-ahead-of-flash-inflation-data\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:57:25","slug":"dax-modestly-higher-ahead-of-flash-inflation-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/01\/06\/dax-modestly-higher-ahead-of-flash-inflation-data\/","title":{"rendered":"DAX Modestly Higher Ahead Of Flash Inflation Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> German stocks turned in a mixed performance Tuesday morning with investors reacting to some stock specific news, and digesting the regional PMI data. Flash inflation date due later in the day, is eyed as well.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark DAX, which climbed to 24,930.33 earlier in the session, was up 44.01 points or 0.18% at 24,900.33 a little while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Infineon Technologies, the top gainer in the DAX index, moved up 4.2%. Daimler Truck Holding gained nearly 4% and Merck advanced by about 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>MTU Aero Engines climbed 2.15%. Siemens Healthineers, Qiagen, Mercedes-Benz, Deutsche Post, Rheinmetall and Fresenius gained 1.2 to 1.75%.<\/p>\n<p>Adidas dropped by about 6.75%, weighed down by a rating downgrade by Bank of America. Bofa cut the stock&#8217;s rating to &#8216;underperform,&#8221; saying that the brand&#8217;s turnaround story is largely priced in, and the company&#8217;s growth and margins are set to normalize in a tougher sector backdrop. The bank cut its price objective to \u20ac160 from \u20ac213.<\/p>\n<p>Brenntag lost 2.4%, SAP drifted down 1.7%, GEA Group and Zalando lost 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively, while Heidelberg Materials slid 1.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Destatis will release Germany&#8217;s flash inflation data for December later in the day. Economists expect CPI inflation to ease to 2% in December, from 2.3% in November.<\/p>\n<p>Data from S&amp;P Global showed the HCOB Composite PMI in Germany decreased to 51.3 in December from 52.4 in November of 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The HCOB Germany Services PMI was revised slightly higher to 52.7 in December 2025 from a preliminary of 52.6, and compared to 53.1 in November, final figures showed. <\/p>\n<p>The HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI for December 2025 was revised lower to 51.5, from a flash estimate of 51.9 and down from November&#8217;s 30-month high of 52.8.  The Services PMI came in at 52.4, down from 53.6 in November, while the manufacturing PMI score was 48.8 in December, down from 49.6 a month earlier. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>DAX Modestly Higher Ahead Of Flash Inflation Data<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-01-06 09:57:25<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German stocks turned in a mixed performance Tuesday morning with investors reacting to some stock specific news, and digesting the regional PMI data. 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