Benchmarks

Stocks jumped the most in 1½ years in May after the US and China agreed to pause import tariffs as both nations negotiate a reduction in trade costs. European stocks extended this year’s rally on expectations the region may be spared the worst effects of increased export duties to the US.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Effective as of the opening of European markets on March 24, 2025, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the index and its respective size or sector indices.

Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM) and STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the launch of the iSTOXX Triodos Developed Markets Impact Index.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the launch of new DAX composite benchmarks offering investors the opportunity to combine different size segments of the German equity market into one index strategy.

The new benchmarks offer investors the chance to combine different size segments of the German equity market in one index strategy.

A weaker US dollar helped stocks recover in April, but extended this year’s losses for euro-based investors.

The underlying index is designed to reflect a hypothetical portfolio in which an investor buys the EURO STOXX 50 benchmark and simultaneously sells a EURO STOXX 50 ATM call option, generating additional income for the holder at the cost of giving up on stock gains.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, and Global X ETFs Europe, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announce their expanding collaboration with the launch of the Global X EURO STOXX 50 Covered Call UCITS ETF now tracking the EURO STOXX 50® Covered Call ATM Index.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the following unscheduled changes to the SDAX, HDAX and TecDAX.

The STOXX World AC index added 1.1% last month in US dollars but lost 4% in euros after the greenback retreated 4.8% against the common currency. While the Eurozone’s EURO STOXX 50 dropped, German benchmarks bucked the trend.

The EUR 18.9 billion attracted by the ETFs in one month compares with EUR 5.7 billion in net inflows for all of 2024. STOXX-linked ETFs attracted the most money in March, led by STOXX Europe 600 and Germany’s MDAX funds.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the following unscheduled change to the SDAX index. METRO AG (St) will leave the SDAX due to delisting from the regulated market as defined in chapter 8.5.3 of the DAX Equity Index Calculation Guide (DELISTINGS).