The leading index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange DAX 40 is trading at 18277.0 amid positive macroeconomic statistics and the start of the corporate reporting season. The German Manufacturing PMI rose to 42.2 points in April from 41.9 points earlier, and the Services PMI — to 53.3 points from 50.1 points. Against this background, the Composite PMI rose to 50.5 points from 47.7 points.