The Dax approached its latest record high again at the start of trading on Tuesday.
It was 0.1 percent firmer at 16,057 points.
Last week, the leading German index had set a new record with 16,084.90 points.
The main focus of investors is the development of the economy.
According to an insider, the economic wise men are more skeptical of the economic development in Germany because of the delivery problems.
Against this background, the ZEW index is also eagerly awaited.
Analysts expect a deterioration in November to 20 points from 22.3 points in the previous month.
The biggest winners were Bayer with a plus of three percent.
The pharmaceutical and agrochemical group surprisingly increased its earnings significantly in the third quarter.
Things went downhill for the shares of Munich Re, which sees itself on course despite billions in hurricane and flood damage.
The title lost almost three percent.
Fraport stood out in the M-Dax.
The airport operator has benefited from the return of the desire to travel after the corona restrictions.
The board was more confident for 2021.
He now expects traffic development in Frankfurt at the upper end of the range of under 20 to 25 million passengers.
The shares gained 2.6 percent.