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![Extraordinary free float adjustment in MDAX and TecDAX – Feb. 15, 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/colossalcollapseofmortgagereits_intro-e1600864615226-900x350.png)
On Monday, February 15, 2021, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced an unscheduled change to the MDAX and TecDAX indices.
![Chinese New Year Ushers in Celebration; Investors Have Plenty of Reasons to Join in](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chinese-new-year-2-intro-900x350.jpg)
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Chinese New Year Ushers in Celebration; Investors Have Plenty of Reasons to Join in
As a New Year starts, investors in China can this year add rising markets and a growing economy to the list of things to be optimistic about.
![Stocks Start Year on Cautious Note](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Market-wrap-Jan-2021-intro-900x350.jpg)
STOXX Global 1800 Index falls 1% in January as nations impose stricter lockdowns to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and amid a trading frenzy around heavily-shorted US shares.
![Monthly Index News: January 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-brick-wave-absctract-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index lost 1% from a record in December, when measured in dollars and including dividends. The index rose 16.9% last year.
![MDAX Turns 25](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MDAX-25-years_intro-900x350.jpg)
The index for German mid-sized stocks turns 25 today, in a year that sees important changes to its methodology.
![Stocks Cap Dramatic Year with December Gains](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-market-wrap-intro-1-900x350.jpg)
STOXX Global 1800 Index ends 16.9% higher in 2020 after rising 4.3% in December. Momentum stocks shone throughout the year, while Europe, Value and banking shares were left far behind.
![Monthly Index News: December 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MALASIA-buildings-chart-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index rose 4.3% in dollars in December, cementing a second straight year of double-digit percentage gains, as investors raised expectations that policy support and vaccines will help economies overcome the COVID-19-induced slump.
![Q&A with Qontigo & Eurex: Impact of ICB Classification Changes – 2nd Part](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2nd-QA-ICB-intro-900x350.jpg)
We talked to Qontigo’s Stephan Flaegel and Randolf Roth of Eurex about the new Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) structure and its impact on indices and related derivatives.
![DAX<sup>®</sup> 50 ESG Index Outperforms as Markets Recover](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/green-building-abstract-intro-900x350.jpg)
In this paper, we have narrowed our focus and analyzed the performance of the DAX® 50 ESG Index over the period from March 20, 2020 (the end date of our analysis last time and which was around the beginning of the recovery from the market distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic) until November 13, 2020. Our findings show that the DAX® 50 ESG Index has outperformed during this period, with the sustainability criteria applied as part of the index methodology contributing favorably to returns.
![Siemens Energy AG to be included in MDAX](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/healthcareandbankstradeplacesineurope_intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 21 December 2020.
![STOXX Global 1800 Index Posts Best Month on Record in November on Vaccine News](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Nov2020-market-wrap-original-intro-900x350.jpg)
The global benchmark surges 12.9% for biggest monthly increase since data begins in 2004; index is now up 12.1% for 2020.
![Monthly Index News: November 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bankcreditspreads_intro-e1600865177911-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index surged 12.9% in dollars in November, its largest monthly increase since data begins in 2004, as three drugs manufacturers announced their experimental vaccines are widely effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus.