The altii Market Overview 2026-05-20

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The altii Market Overview

Date: 2026-05-20

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Executive Summary

  • Risk sentiment: neutral_to_negative
  • Equity momentum: mixed
  • DACH versus global: dach_outperforming
  • Rates backdrop: euro_yields_mixed
  • FX backdrop: mixed

Market Comment

Equities look mixed, led by DAX at +1.09% over five days, while Nikkei 225 is the main laggard at -4.68%. Euro rates show euro yields mixed, with the 10-year AAA yield at 3.17% and a five-day move of +2.2 bp. The 10Y-2Y spread is 53.2 bp. FX is mixed, with EUR/USD at 1.1609 and a five-day move of -0.33%. Taken together, the setup points to neutral_to_negative risk sentiment, while dach outperforming keeps the regional signal from being one-sided.

Key Observations

  • DAX has the strongest 5-day move at 1.09%.
  • Nikkei 225 is the weakest 5-day performer at -4.68%.
  • Nasdaq Composite leads on a 1-month basis at 5.73%.
  • DACH indicators average 0.13% over 5 days versus -2.67% for global equity indicators.
  • Euro area AAA 10Y yield is 3.17%, moving 2.2 bp over 5 days.
  • Euro area AAA 10Y-2Y spread is 53.2 bp.
  • EUR/USD is 1.1609, moving -0.33% over 5 days.
  • EUR/JPY has the strongest 5-day FX move at 0.35%.

Equity Markets

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
DAX24,400.65 EUR+0.38%+1.09%-1.22%-3.40%2026-05-19
ATX5,836.92 EUR-0.64%-0.84%-2.03%+9.80%2026-05-19
Euro Stoxx 505,851.16 EUR+0.04%+0.74%-3.41%+0.95%2026-05-19
S&P 5007,353.61 USD-0.67%-1.22%+3.19%+7.42%2026-05-19
Nasdaq Composite25,870.71 USD-0.84%-2.01%+5.73%+11.31%2026-05-19
Nikkei 22559,720.90 JPY-1.37%-4.68%+1.52%+18.64%2026-05-20
Hang Seng25,661.00 HKD-0.53%-2.76%-2.66%+0.12%2026-05-20

Euro Rates

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
Euro Area AAA 2Y Yield2.64%-4.7 bp-1.8 bp+23.0 bp+53.1 bp2026-05-18
Euro Area AAA 5Y Yield2.79%-4.0 bp+1.0 bp+20.2 bp+34.9 bp2026-05-18
Euro Area AAA 10Y Yield3.17%-2.3 bp+2.2 bp+14.7 bp+22.4 bp2026-05-18
Euro Area AAA 30Y Yield3.61%+0.4 bp+3.6 bp+9.7 bp+13.3 bp2026-05-18

FX

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
EUR/USD1.1609-0.12%-0.33%-1.40%-1.22%2026-05-20
EUR/CHF0.9165+0.14%+0.23%-0.51%-1.59%2026-05-20
EUR/JPY185.1500+0.08%+0.35%-1.13%+0.60%2026-05-20
EUR/GBP0.8663-0.18%-0.38%-0.53%-0.69%2026-05-20

Data Quality

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