How much higher?

By the middle of last month the Dax equity index had risen to over 3200 points. Analysts had already predicted a 3200 high point for the entire year. But as investors swarm in, there is no sign that their enthusiasm will break

Investors are valuing Germany’s 30-share Dax index more favourably than ever. Almost every trading day in the first half of February it reached a new all-time high until it broke through the 3200-barrier on February 12. The environment for further price gains has steadily improved.

One reason is that bond yields are at historic lows. Falling bond yields and a steep curve have been fuelling the equity market for almost two years now.

But euphoria explains just as much as the technical factors.

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