DAX (abbreviation of Deutscher Aktienindex (German Stock Index )) is a Blue Chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Prices are taken from the electronic Xetra trading system. The L-DAX Index is an indicator of the German benchmark DAX Index's performance after the Xetra electronic-trading system closes. The L-DAX Index basis is the "floor" trade (Parketthandel) at the Frankfurt stock exchange; it is computed daily between 17:45 and 20:00 Hours CET. The Eurex, a European electronic futures exchange based in Frankfurt, Germany, offers options (ODAX) and Futures (FDAX) on the DAX.

Components

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As of July, 2006, the DAX listed the following companies:

• adidas
• Allianz
• Altana
• BASF
• Bayer AG
• BMW
• Commerzbank
• Continental AG
• DaimlerChrysler
• Deutsche Bank
• Deutsche Börse
• Deutsche Post
• Deutsche Telekom
• E.ON
• Fresenius
• Henkel
• Hypo Real Estate
• Infineon Technologies
• Linde
• Lufthansa
• MAN
• METRO
• Munich Re (Münchener Rück)
• Porsche
• RWE
• SAP
• Schering
• Siemens
• ThyssenKrupp
• TUI
• Volkswagen (VW)

External links

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• DAX homepage
• Bloomberg page for DAX:IND

Stock market indices | Companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

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