Germany 40 index

The Germany 40 stands for the Deutscher Aktien Index. It’s also known as the GER40. It’s one of the most influential stock indices in the European markets. It represents the 40 most valuable companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The Germany 40 history dates back to July 1988, when the index was launched. It has since been a rock-solid barometer for the health of the German economy. It used to be known as the Germany 30, as the index used to consist of 30 publicly listed companies with the greatest free-float market capitalisation. As of September 2021, this became 40 constituents as part of wide-ranging tweaks to the index’s listing criteria. The Germany 40 is comprised of companies across a host of sectors, namely chemicals, industrials, automotives and pharmaceuticals.

When the Germany 30 first launched in July 1988 it was trading at a price of 1,163 points. During the ‘Dotcom Boom’ around the time of the new millennium, the price of the Germany 40 (DE40) peaked at just over 7,500 points. It retracted to around 2,366 points in March 2003, before recovering quickly in the mid-2000s, reaching new highs of a touch under 8,000 points by the end of 2007.

The dawn of the global financial crash in 2008 saw the Germany 40 share price plummet once again, falling to lows of around 3,800 points by March 2009. The following decade was almost one-way traffic upwards, with the Germany 40 even recovering swiftly after the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, scaling all-time highs of around 15,800 points in mid-to-late 2021.

Съществуват и няколко други фондови индекса, които могат да служат като еталон за по-широката икономика на Европейския съюз (ЕС).

FRA40 е друг влиятелен фондов индекс. Той измерва претеглената по пазарна капитализация стойност на 40-те най-ценни акции, листвани на борсата Euronext Paris. Някои от най-известните имена във FRA40 включват L'Oreal, Renault и Pernod Ricard.

UK100 е също толкова влиятелен — този фондов индекс представя водещите 100 листвани компании на Лондонската фондова борса. UK100 може да не е толкова добър барометър за икономиката на ЕС след излизането на Великобритания от съюза, но той все още е съществен индекс за големите европейски конгломерати.