Investors on the German stock market were cautiously optimistic on Tuesday ahead of further quarterly reports from the USA. All in all, positive signals from German companies with some key data for the first quarter provided support. Around noon, the Dax was up 0.34 percent at 15,842.45 points. This means that 16,000 meters remain within range. The German leading index was last above 16,000 points at the beginning of last year.

The MDax of medium-sized stocks rose by 0.69 percent to 28,030.27 points on Tuesday afternoon and was thus stronger than the Dax. The leading eurozone index, the EuroStoxx 50, rose by half a percent.