German Stock Market Today: DAX 40 Falls as Weak PMI and Defence Stocks Hit Sentiment (1 December 2025)
Frankfurt, 1 December 2025 – The German stock market started December on the back foot. The DAX 40 slipped around 1% to about 23,590 points, as traders took profits after last week’s rally and reacted nervously to fresh signs of weakness in Germany’s manufacturing sector and a sharp sell‑off in defence and industrial names. WJXT+1 While the DAX led losses among Europe’s big indices, the mood was cautious across the continent: the pan‑European STOXX 600 dipped around 0.2–0.3% as defence stocks and Airbus weighed on industrials, extending a global risk‑off tone that also hit Wall Street futures. Reuters+1 DAX 40: A Soft Start to December After