{"id":69608,"date":"2026-02-06T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/06\/dax-rises-after-flat-start-rheinmetall-bayer-among-top-gainers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:44:57","slug":"dax-rises-after-flat-start-rheinmetall-bayer-among-top-gainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/06\/dax-rises-after-flat-start-rheinmetall-bayer-among-top-gainers\/","title":{"rendered":"DAX Rises After Flat Start; Rheinmetall, Bayer Among Top Gainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> After a flat start, Germany stock market&#8217;s key index DAX moved up smartly on Friday, with stocks from several sectors gaining in strength on sustained buying interest. Concerns about AI-related risks and somewhat mixed earnings updates rendered the mood cautious at the start.<\/p>\n<p>The DAX was up 178.05 points or 0.73% at 24,626.63 a little while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Rheinmetall climbed up more than 4%. Bayer gained about 2.1%, while Siemens Energy moved up nearly 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Siemens gained 1.8%, while E.ON and RWE advanced by nearly 1.5%. MTU Aero Engines, Deutsche Bank, Heidelberg Materials and Fresnius Medical Care gained 1%-1.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Siemens Healthineers slipped 3.7%, while Zalando and Volkswagen lost 2.1% and 2%, respectively. BMW, BASF, Merck, Porsche Automobil Holding, Beiersdorf, Mercedes-Benz and Brenntag were also notably lower a little while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Destatis showed Germany&#8217;s industrial production decreased 1.9% month-on-month in December, reversing a 0.2% rise in November. Output was forecast to drop 0.2%..<\/p>\n<p>On a yearly basis, industrial production dropped 0.6%, in contrast to the 0.5% increase in November.<\/p>\n<p>A separate data from Destatis showed Germany&#8217;s exports bounced back and imports growth doubled in December.<\/p>\n<p>Exports logged a monthly growth of 4% in December after falling 2.5% in November, the data showed. Shipments were expected to rise 1%. At the same time, the increase in imports doubled to 1.4% from 0.7% in November. Economists had forecast imports to climb 0.2%.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the trade surplus rose to EUR 17.1 billion from EUR 13.6 billion in November. <\/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 Rises After Flat Start; Rheinmetall, Bayer Among Top Gainers<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-02-06 11:44:57<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a flat start, Germany stock market&#8217;s key index DAX moved up smartly on Friday, with stocks from several sectors gaining in strength on sustained buying interest. 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