DAX closes near highs as Frankfurt Stock Exchange shuts for New Year: what to watch next
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 08:41 ET — Market closed Germany’s blue-chip DAX ended its last session of 2025 up 0.57% at 24,490.41, while the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. U.S. stock markets are also closed, leaving investors without fresh Wall Street cues. Investing.com+2Deutsche Börse Group+2 The holiday pause lands after a strong year for European equities and a late-December push that left benchmarks near record territory. For Frankfurt, the question now is whether the 2025 drivers—easing rates, bank strength and a bid for industrial winners—can carry into early January with liquidity returning. Reuters