Yesterday the DAX played second fiddle to the FTSE 100, as mentioned here earlier on. That did not stop the DAX from setting fresh records though. Indeed the index rose to a new all time high at 18,179 and closed right on that high too. The fact that the US stock markets came off the boil into the close later last night and the losses across the Chinese markets today has pushed the DAX futures a little lower this morning and right now the index is priced to open in the red. That might change over the next 30 minutes, but as things stand right now, the DAX is set to open at around 18,135