The Euro Stoxx 50 is one of the most important European stock market indices. If you are interested in this index and want to trade it online, we suggest you find out more about it by understanding how its price is calculated, its history and its composition. This will give you all the information you need to trade this stock.
The economic situation of the area concerned, its activities and the dynamism of its economy will of course have a great influence on the stock market and its values and therefore on this reference stock index. Let us remember that this economy is based on cycles and it will therefore be necessary to take a closer look at the periods of economic growth or recession which can be evaluated from various factors and publications.
Inflation is also one of the indicators that you need to take into account in this fundamental analysis. The data concerning this inflation can easily be found on the economic calendar.
Finally, you should closely follow the news of the large companies that make up the Eurostoxx 50 index, and in particular any cases that may harm them or, on the contrary, boost investors' interest. The same applies to economic policy in the Eurozone, which is also a key indicator.
The Euro Stoxx 50 is a major stock market index of the world economy. It could be compared to national stock market indices such as the CAC 40 for France or the DAX 30 for Germany, except that the Euro Stoxx includes companies from several different stock markets.
Indeed, it is the main stock market index for the Eurozone. It therefore reflects the economic health of the Eurozone by grouping together the 50 Eurozone companies with the largest market capitalisation.
To complete your knowledge about the Euro Stoxx 50 stock index, here is some additional information summarised in a few lines with the key elements concerning it:
The Euro Stoxx 50 is calculated according to the market capitalisation of each company in the index. This characterises the shares that can be traded on the stock exchange. In other words, to calculate the quotation of this index, the weighting of the companies in it by market capitalisation is used.
Seen from this angle, it is clear that the companies with the largest market capitalisations have a greater weighting than those with relatively small market capitalisations. It should be noted that this calculation excludes the dividends recorded by stock market securities.
Furthermore, the Euro Stoxx 50 index is quoted daily from 9 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. On average, every 15 seconds, it is possible to access the distribution of this index.
The composition of the Euro Stoxx 50 is subject to change. Each year, Stoxx Ltd re-evaluates the index at the end of August. In September, the company establishes the list of companies that will be included in the index.
The selection of companies is based on the ranking of the 600 companies with the largest market capitalisations in the euro area. Thus, a new company eligible for inclusion in the index must be among the top 40 market capitalisations in the area.
Companies that are already in the index must be in the top 60 to remain in the index.
As of 28 March 2023, the following is the list of companies in the Euro Stoxx 50 index. It is accompanied by their market capitalisation on the same date.
1. The Adidas Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 27.142 billion.
2. The Adyen Group with a market capitalisation of 47.707 billion euros.
3. The Ahold Delhaize Group with a market capitalisation of 32,059 billion euros.
4. The Air Liquide group with a market capitalisation of 84,380 billion euros.
5. The Airbus group with a market capitalisation of 101,113 billion euros.
6. The Allianz group with a market capitalisation of EUR 89,021 billion.
7. Anheuser-Busch InBev with a market capitalisation of EUR 124,353 billion.
8. The ASML Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 257,372 billion.
9. The AXA Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 68,731 billion.
10. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria with a market capitalisation of 40.636 billion euros.
11. The Banco Santander Group with a market capitalisation of 57.932 billion euros.
12. The BASF Group with a market capitalisation of 44.234 billion euros.
13. The Bayer Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 53,316 billion.
14. The BMW Group with a market capitalisation of 68,134 billion euros.
15. The BNP Paribas group with a market capitalisation of EUR 68,874 billion.
16. The Cement Roadstone Holding group with a market capitalisation of EUR 35.68 billion.
17. The Daimler Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 77.11 billion.
18. The Danone Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 38.365 billion.
19. The Deutsche Börse Group with a market capitalisation of 37.757 billion euros.
20. The Deutsche Post Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 53,610 billion.
21. The Deutsche Telekom Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 117,039 billion.
22. The Enel Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 59,852 billion.
23. The Eni group with a market capitalisation of EUR 44,846 billion.
24. The EssilorLuxottica group with a market capitalisation of EUR 78,073 billion.
25. The Flutter Entertainment Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 30.70 billion.
26. The Hermès International group with a market capitalisation of 203.55 billion euros.
27. The Iberdrola Group with a market capitalisation of 76.954 billion euros.
28. The Inditex group with a market capitalisation of 99.609 billion euros.
29. The Infineon Technologies Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 48,649 billion.
30. ING Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 41,099 billion.
31. The Intesa Sanpaolo Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 43,658 billion.
32. The Kering Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 75,546 billion.
33. The L'Oréal group with a market capitalisation of EUR 231,183 billion.
34. The LVMH group with a market capitalisation of EUR 441,380 billion.
35. The Mercedes Benz group with a market capitalisation of EUR 82.45 billion.
36. The Munich RE Group with a market capitalisation of 47.044 billion euros.
37. The Nokia Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 26.322 billion.
38. Nordea Bank Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 36,459 billion.
39. The Pernod Ricard Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 56,584 billion.
40. The Prosus Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 92,293 billion.
41. The Safran group with a market capitalisation of EUR 61.86 billion.
42. The Sanofi group with a market capitalisation of 132.524 billion euros.
43. The SAP group with a market capitalisation of EUR 143.905 billion.
44. The Schneider Electric Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 86,958 billion.
45. The Siemens Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 121,048 billion.
46. The Stellantis Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 55,023 billion.
47. The TotalEnergies group with a market capitalisation of EUR 137,714 billion.
48. The Vinci group with a market capitalisation of EUR 61,972 billion.
49. The Volkswagen Group with a market capitalisation of 75,071 billion euros.
50. The Vonovia Group with a market capitalisation of EUR 14,295 billion.
This is the composition of the Euro Stoxx 50 2023 in a few lines. Note that this ranking could change at any time.
This period started with a bullish peak reached by the end of 2007 with a level of 4446 points. But this increase was immediately followed by a sharp decline caused by the economic crisis that affected most of the other values too. In March 2008, the price fell to 3500 points before attempting to recover to 3800 points in May of that same year. But the bearish trend took the lead, always with strong volatility that led it to the level of 1817 points in March 2009 which was the lowest record of the century. Fortunately, the reaching of the goal of the psychological threshold of 2000 points then led to the taking of strategic positions to purchase with a gradual rise of the index price. Which tried to reach several times the goal of 3000 points for a first time in January 2010, and then in April 2010 and finally in February and May 2011, each time without success.
The month of June 2011 marked a new downward trend of this index with a lost that made it come back to 2026 points in September 2011. In March 2012, the value regained some lost points and reached the level of 2600 points before dropping once again to the level of 2068 points in June 2012.
It was in this precise moment that a first real upward trend in the Euro Zone’s economic recovery began. By the end of 2013, the index was able to overcome the major resistance of the 3000 points and headed towards the level of 3300 points in June 2014. This marked a new punctual bearish correction that made it lose some points 2991 points in October 2014.
Despite this correction, the rise took the lead until reaching the level of 3816 points in April 2015 after a particularly volatile change. This sudden recovery resulted of course in significant profit that made the value fall down again to the level of 3000 points in October 2015 and then to 2750 points in February 2016 after a tentative to recover to 3500 points in November 2015.
Throughout 2016, the price of the Euro Stoxx 50 hesitated as to the direction to take and evolved upward and downwards ranging between 2,750 and 3,150 points passing alternately above and below the 3,000 points mark which seems to represent a strategic pivot point. But the beginning of 2017 marked the beginning of a new upward trend that seemed relatively stable and solid. This helped it to reach the level of 3,660 points in May 2017 and 3,660 points in November of the same year.
To anticipate future variations in this stock market index, however, it is necessary to carry out a more complete and real-time analysis of the charts relating to it as well as a convincing fundamental analysis.
Few people know that in fact the Euro Stoxx 50 was not created by a European Union entity but in fact the origin of this name and the index was the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50. It is therefore the Dow Jones company that created it. This is the same American company that created another major stock market index, the Dow Jones 30.
As you already know the EuroStoxx 50 is composed of the 50 most representative companies with high stock market capitals from 19 super sectors in terms of floating capital in the Euro zone. More precisely these assets are selected from the original 11 countries that comprised the Euro zone which include Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
The online trading platforms available through the CFD specialised brokers enable you to invest in the Eurostoxx 50 stock market index in several different ways. You can therefore choose to trade directly on this index or one of the 50 shares that it is composed of as generally speaking these shares are also accessible individually on the investment platforms.
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