DAX Today After the Bell: German Stock Market Edges Higher as Bayer and Kloeckner Rally – December 8, 2025
Germany’s stock market started the new week on a cautious but broadly positive note. The DAX 40 finished Monday’s session just above the 24,000‑point mark, with modest gains driven by pharmaceuticals and defence stocks, even as real estate and consumer names weighed on the broader European market. Investing.com UK+1 Investors digested a stronger‑than‑expected German industrial production report, ongoing worries about the country’s weak growth outlook, and fresh takeover speculation in the steel sector – all under the shadow of this week’s pivotal U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Market Close Snapshot: DAX Holds Above 24,000 At the close in Frankfurt on Monday, 8