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Stock market remains moody: experts expect further fluctuations
Current analysis: Dax faces challenges in April. Experts expect correction mode and interest rate worries. Stay informed about the German stock market.
Stock market remains moody: experts expect further fluctuations
After a strong first quarter, April is proving to be challenging on the German stock market. Experts continue to see the DAX in correction mode, with optimists speaking of a “swing stock market” or a “breather”. A rapid return of the Dax to its record high of 18,567 points after Easter is not foreseeable, while a correction to 17,700 points is within the realm of possibility.
US inflation data has an impact on interest rate cut expectations, which influences stock market sentiment. The US earnings season is being opened by companies such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Johnson & Johnson. In Europe, the reporting season begins with ASML and Sartorius. Investors around the world are torn between interest rate concerns and profit fantasies, with the potential for disappointment being seen as higher in the USA than in Europe.
The upcoming retail and industrial production data in the USA as well as the ZEW economic expectations in Germany will be decisive indicators for the further course of the stock market. Analysts are forecasting moderate increases, with positive economic indicators in Germany in particular representing an encouraging signal for the economic recovery.
The current development shows that the DAX suffered slight losses after an initial upward trend. Influences from the USA, disappointing quarterly reports from US banks and a weak start to the stock market dampened the mood among investors. The Dax closed with a loss of 0.13 percent at 17,930.32 points and recorded a weekly loss of 1.4 percent. The European stock market saw similar developments, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange in the US posting significant losses.