The German stock market advanced again on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, as investors in Frankfurt balanced weak domestic growth against growing expectations of U.S. interest‑rate cuts and tentative signs of progress toward a Russia‑Ukraine peace deal. At the Xetra close, Germany’s blue‑chip DAX index finished around 23,531 points, up roughly 0.3% on the day, extending a three‑session rebound from last week’s lows. The MDAX mid‑cap index added about 0.2% to 29,078 points, while the tech‑heavy TecDAX slipped marginally, closing near 3,493 points, down 0.1%.Investing.com+2Investing.com+2 Across Europe, risk appetite remained broadly positive: the pan‑European STOXX 600 rose about 0.4% in early