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The EURO STOXX 50 celebrated its 28th anniversary in February, posting a 3.3% gain and reaching a new price record. €7.3 billion flowed into 22 ETFs tracking the index in 2025, with an additional €0.5 billion in January 2026, lifting ETF assets to €53.6 billion. The index underpins over 100,000 live structured products and €1.4 trillion of Eurex derivatives open interest. Meanwhile, a rotation out of US tech stocks depressed American benchmarks, while European and Asian indices posted solid gains.

STOXX Ltd. announced the March 23, 2026, quarterly review of the STOXX Europe 600, adding 23 securities and deleting 20. The changes introduce companies from defense, medical equipment, gold mining and computer services while removing several banks, industrial suppliers and...
Leverage Shares saw its leveraged ETP trading volume surge 53% in 2025, driven largely by STOXX‑linked products. The 3x Tesla ETP topped the year’s volume and remained the most traded leveraged ETP on the London Stock Exchange for a third...

STOXX and DWS have launched the Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF on Nasdaq, tracking the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 index. The index, which captures companies with revenue and patent exposure to defense, space and...