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Stocks in Germany climbed during early trading Friday, as the DAX increased 1.5% to 23174.35.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 900 million euros ($1.04 billion), Elmos Semiconductor is the biggest leader this morning, surging 6.9%, and Infineon Technologies surged 5.1%. Heidelberg Materials rounds out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.1%.
K+S is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.5%, followed by shares of Vossloh, which fell 2.2%. Shares of Hapag-Lloyd declined 1.8%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.01. The euro strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.16.
In the bond markets, the German 10-year bund declined 1.24 basis points to 2.951%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 04:31 ET (08:31 GMT)
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