Germany’s DAX Flirts With All-Time High a Year After Slump

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Just a year after it was plagued by political and economic woes, Germany’s DAX Index is flirting with a record high.

The benchmark gauge is just points away from surpassing its January 2018 peak, following its biggest annual surge in six years. The risk-on sentiment has continued into 2020, with shares rallying on Thursday on optimism the fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict will be contained and amid positive economic data from Europe’s largest economy.