FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - After a weak start to December, prices on the German stock market stabilized on Tuesday. Price gains remained within narrow limits. The leading index, the DAX, was up 0.2 percent at 23,636 points in early trading.
"The DAX's winning streak came to an end yesterday," wrote analyst Thomas Altmann from asset manager QC Partners. The benchmark mark is likely to remain the average line of the past 200 trading days. The DAX briefly fell below this level on Monday. It is widely regarded as a long-term indicator on the market. "It is quite possible that the future direction of the DAX will be decided here," said Altmann.
The MDAX, which tracks medium-sized German stocks, remained virtually unchanged at 29,463 points. The Eurozone index EuroStoxx 50 also hardly moved./bek/jha/
