Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks have killed at least 21 people as of Monday morning across four states and wrecked hundreds of buildings, with forecasters warning of more severe weather.
The dollar held steady on Monday, but was set for its first monthly loss this year, as investors were focused on U.S., European and Japanese inflation data to guide the global interest rate outlook.
Oil prices rose by more than $1 per barrel in muted trade owing to public holidays in Britain and the United States after a downbeat week characterised by the outlook for U.S. interest rates in the face of sticky inflation.
Bitcoin was little changed on Monday as concerns over high interest rates persisted ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later this week, while Ether saw an extended rally on progress towards a spot exchange-traded fund.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:PSHG_p), which rose 2.78% or 1.35 points to trade at 49.92 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG) added 2.55% or 0.87 points to end at 35.02 and Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN) was up 2.32% or 0.64 points to 28.27 in late trade.
