DAX remains well positioned despite Middle East crisis at the beginning of the week - Fraport remains stable despite passenger decline thanks to Buy rating from Exane BNP - TKMS in demand following Kepler study - Rheinmetall with major order from the British Army - Chip stocks under pressure after weak signals from Asia - nLIGHT after US order and Buy rating from Needham in focus!

The DAX started the week well positioned despite the renewed escalation in the Middle East conflict. After the German benchmark index initially opened with significant losses due to rising oil prices, the DAX completely recovered its losses as the day progressed and is showing minor gains of +0.2% above the 25,000 point mark. Among the top gainers at the start of trading are Deutsche Rohstoff AG and Verbio , which can each gain more than 3.5% and 2.4% respectively in the wake of rising oil prices. Shares of TKMS are also in demand at the start...