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EURO STOXX 50 chart
The EURO STOXX 50 tracks 50 large companies from countries that use the euro, maintained by STOXX (part of Deutsche Börse Group). It's the leading benchmark for eurozone blue-chip equities.
This page shows a CFD from OANDA, quoted in euro, that tracks the EURO STOXX 50's price moves, not the index itself, since the underlying index isn't published as a free tradable feed on TradingView.
EURO STOXX 50 chart
OANDA:EU50EURCFD tracking the EURO STOXX 50 (OANDA Europe 50, priced in euro).
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At a glance
| Full name | EURO STOXX 50 Index |
|---|---|
| Ticker / common abbreviation | SX5E, Euro Stoxx 50 |
| TradingView symbol | OANDA:EU50EUR |
| Instrument type shown | CFD tracking the index |
| Index provider | STOXX Ltd. (Deutsche Börse Group) |
| Market covered | 50 large companies from eurozone countries |
| Quotation currency | Euro |
| Trading/market schedule | Underlying market: eurozone exchange hours; CFD trades on the broker's own extended schedule |
| Price return vs total return | Headline index is price return; STOXX also publishes a net and gross total-return variant |
| Data delay | CFD quotes from the liquidity provider, typically near real-time; check TradingView for the specific feed status |
What is EURO STOXX 50?
STOXX Ltd. maintains the EURO STOXX 50, made up of 50 of the largest companies by market cap and liquidity from within eurozone countries, drawn from the broader STOXX Europe universe. It's a blue-chip benchmark, not a comprehensive market index.
Constituents are weighted by free-float market cap, subject to a cap on the maximum weight of any single name. The index is reviewed annually with quarterly weight updates.
The headline figure is typically quoted as price return and excludes dividends; STOXX also publishes total-return variants. Like any index, you can't buy it directly - funds, futures or CFDs track it instead.
How to read this chart
A rising EURO STOXX 50 chart means the 50 largest eurozone blue-chip companies, weighted by free-float market cap, have gained in aggregate; a falling chart means the opposite.
Because the index is limited to 50 companies from euro-using countries, it can be more concentrated by sector and by country weighting - France and Germany are typically prominent - than a broader pan-European index.
The chart shown here is a CFD proxy denominated in euro and can diverge slightly intraday from the official index due to the provider's own pricing.
What moves it?
- Eurozone monetary policy
- ECB rate decisions and guidance affect valuations across constituent companies and the euro's exchange rate.
- Franco-German economic conditions
- France and Germany typically carry substantial weight in the index, so economic and corporate news from these two economies has an outsized effect.
- Export demand and the euro exchange rate
- Many constituents are large exporters, so demand from outside the eurozone and the euro's strength against other currencies both affect reported earnings.
- Eurozone political and fiscal developments
- Elections, fiscal policy shifts and sovereign-debt concerns within member states can move sentiment toward eurozone equities collectively.
- Sector concentration
- Financials, industrials and luxury-goods companies carry significant weight, making sector-specific news in these areas particularly influential.
Why people watch it
Businesses trading with or operating in the eurozone use the EURO STOXX 50 as a general indicator of large-company sentiment and demand conditions across the currency bloc.
Investors use it as the standard reference benchmark for eurozone blue-chip equity exposure, distinct from broader pan-European indices that include non-euro countries such as the UK and Switzerland.
EURO STOXX 50 vs DAX
The EURO STOXX 50 draws its 50 constituents from across the eurozone, while the DAX is limited to large companies listed in Germany specifically.
Germany typically represents a substantial share of the EURO STOXX 50's weight, so the two indices often move in a related way, but the EURO STOXX 50 adds diversification across other eurozone economies such as France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries are included in the EURO STOXX 50?
The index draws constituents only from countries that use the euro; it doesn't include UK, Swiss or other non-eurozone European companies.
Is the EURO STOXX 50 the same as the broader STOXX Europe indices?
No. STOXX also publishes broader pan-European indices covering non-eurozone countries; the EURO STOXX 50 is a narrower eurozone-only blue-chip benchmark.
Why is a CFD shown instead of the index?
The official EURO STOXX 50 feed isn't offered as a free TradingView symbol, so this page uses an OANDA CFD, quoted in euro, that closely tracks its price moves.
How often is the index rebalanced?
STOXX conducts a full annual review each September, with quarterly weight adjustments in between.
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Sources
Written and maintained by the StandardsDesk editorial team. Last reviewed 2026-08-06. The text here is deliberately evergreen: it is not rewritten every time the market moves, and no price or level is quoted anywhere outside the chart itself.
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