Composed of ** stocks from ** countries in the eurozone, the Euro Stoxx ** represents blue-chip companies considered as leaders in their respective sectors. As of June 12, 2024, the leading company on the index was the Dutch multinational conglomerate ASML Holding, with a market capitalization of over *** billion euros. Second in the ranking came French multinational corporation LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), followed by French luxury company Hermès.

Euro Stoxx 50 is the index designed by STOXX, a globally operating index provider headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, which in turn is owned by Deutsche Börse Group. This index provides the broad representation of the Eurozone blue chips performance. Blue chips are corporations known on the European market for quality, reliability and the ability to operate profitably both in good and bad economic times.
Development of the Euro Stoxx 50 index The year-end value of the Euro Stoxx 50 peaked in 1999, with 4,904.46 index points. It noted significant decrease between 1999 and 2002, then an increase to 4,399.72 in 2007, prior to the global recession. Since the very sharp decline in 2008, there was a tentative increase, never yet reaching the pre-recession levels. As of the end of 2021, the Euro Stoxx 50 index was getting close to its historical heights, reaching 4,298.41 points, its highest position post recession, before falling again in 2022. In 2023 and 2024, the index rose again, reaching 4,862.28 points. Some of the following reputable companies formed the Euro Stoxx 50 index: Adidas, Airbus Group, Allianz, BMW, BNP Paribas, L'Oréal, ING Group NV, Nokia, Phillips, Siemens, Société Générale SA or Volkswagen Group.
European financial stock exchange indices Other European indices include the DAX (Deutscher Aktienindex) index and the FTSE 100 (Financial times Stock Exchange 100 index). FTSE, informally known as the “Footsie”, is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization. The Index, which began in January 1984 with the base level of 1,000, reached 7,733.24 at the closing of 2023. More in-depth information can be found in the report on stock market indices.

The Euro Stoxx 50 index, comprised of the 50 blue-chip companies from eight eurozone countries, lost around one-third of its value between February 16 and March 8, 2020, owing to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has since recovered, surpassing its pre-corona level in April 2021. As of March 9, 2024, it valued at 5,407.45 index points. The Euro Stoxx 50 index is considered the most important pan-European stock index, capturing 50 of the eurozone's largest companies across a wide range of sectors. Over two-thirds of the assets included in the index are either French or German.

Index Time Series for SPDR® EURO STOXX 50 ETF. The frequency of the observation is daily. Moving average series are also typically included. The fund employs a sampling strategy, which means that the fund is not required to purchase all of the securities represented in the index. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to represent the performance of some of the largest companies across components of the 20 EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes. The EURO STOXX Supersector Indexes are subsets of the EURO STOXX Index.

Euro Area's main stock market index, the EU50, rose to 5684 points on December 2, 2025, gaining 0.27% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 0.09% and is up 16.52% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Euro Area. Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

Prices for Euro Stoxx Banks including live quotes, historical charts and news. Euro Stoxx Banks was last updated by Trading Economics this November 30 of 2025.

The leading French construction company in 2024 was Vinci, with a revenue of nearly **** billion U.S. dollars. Vinci is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Enterprises, headquartered in Nanterre, west of Paris. Vinci is listed on Euronext's Paris stock exchange and is a member of the Euro Stoxx 50 index. That year, the second-biggest French company, Bouygues, generated more than ***** billion U.S. dollars in sales revenue.

At the end of 2024, the German chemical company BASF had ******* employees worldwide. BASF is the largest diversified chemical company worldwide and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF’s origins BASF is an acronym that stands for Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik, which is German for Baden Aniline and Soda Factory. Germany’s largest chemical company was founded by Friedrich Engelhorn in ****. Originally only operating in Germany, the company’s international expansions began in the ***** to Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. Nevertheless, Europe continues to this day to be the company’s largest revenue generating region, as well as the largest employing region for the company. More than half of BASF’s global employees as of 2024 were based in Europe. Interestingly, of its more than ******* employees worldwide, three quarters of BASF’s personnel are men. BASF today The BASF Group compromises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than ** countries worldwide. It operates *** integrated production sites and *** other production sites globally. Currently, the company’s *** operating segments are: Surface Technologies, Materials, Chemicals, Industrial Solutions, Agricultural Solutions, Nutrition and Care, and Other. The Materials segment generates the largest revenue share. BASF is listed on the Frankfurt, London, and Zurich Stock Exchange and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Three quarters of the BASF shares are held by institutional investors, where ** percent of the shares are held in Germany, ** percent in the United States and Canada, and * percent in the UK and Ireland.