The European stock market shot up by more than one percent and closed at further record highs, while everywhere you can read how weak the European economy is. The price rocket was ignited by the ECB's decision to cut the key interest rate by 25 basis points, as expected, at the right time. Even more than the expected interest rate cut itself, the prospect of further interest rate cuts probably had a greater impact on price fantasies. The ECB seems to be shedding its conservatism.
Record values in the DAX - the rally continues
This means that the European stock markets continue to be optimistic about 2025, even though the US economy is growing more slowly than expected and Donald Trump, as US president, will not tire of implementing his plans with tariffs.
Also in the DAX, the champagne corks popped again on Thursday. The stock market party continues on Thursday after a short break on Wednesday. New record highs are also the result in the German leading index and there are currently hardly any signs that this should change in the short term.
Effect of the ECB interest rate decision fluctuates over to Great Britain
In the UK, investors are also happy when looking at the trading floor. The FTSE 100 Index is also up more than 1 percent and both the European Union and the British stock market are reaching new record highs in unison. Positive company reports, for example at Glencore or Shell, also contribute to the positive overall impression. A look at the top stocks of the indices mentioned shows a comeback of Siemens Energy. The stock digs itself out of the mess that was triggered by DeepSeek on Monday and wins day trading with a gain of just over 4 percent. In the Euro Stoxx 50, Nokia caused a sensation with a gain of almost 6.5 percent, and in the FTSE 100 it was the share of Airtel Africa that caused happy faces among investors with a price increase of just over 9 percent.
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