The German stock market exhibits a slight increase on Tuesday amid cautious trading, as investors process the final inflation data while remaining attentive to geopolitical developments. Germany’s consumer price inflation increased in January, as anticipated, driven by rising food and services costs, according to final data. The benchmark DAX, having fallen to 24,733.99 earlier in the session, experienced a modest increase of 10 points or 0.04%, reaching 24,822.50 just before noon.

• Zalando has increased by 2.3%, while Commerzbank has risen by 2.2%.
• Vonovia is experiencing an increase of nearly 1.5%.
• Allianz, Hannover Rueck, SAP, Daimler Truck Holding, and Adidas are all rising between 0.5% and 1%.
• Brenntag is experiencing a decline of 2.1%.
• Merck has experienced a decline of 1.25%, whereas Beiersdorf and Qiagen are also seeing downward movements of 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively.

Destatis has reported a rebound in German consumer price inflation to 2.1% in January, up from 1.8% in December, attributed to increased costs in food and services. In the latest monthly report, the consumer price index experienced a modest increase of 0.1%, aligning with expectations, following a period of stagnation in December. In the interim, the harmonized index of consumer prices experienced a decline of 0.1%, aligning with the preliminary estimate.

EU harmonized inflation increased to 2.1% from 2% in the previous month, aligning with the earlier estimate released on January 30. A report indicated that Germany’s ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment decreased to 58.3 in February 2026, down from January’s more than four-year high of 59.6, and did not meet market expectations of 65. Meanwhile, the evaluation of prevailing circumstances continued to enhance, with the situation index increasing to -65.9.