Frankfurt's DAX closed about 0.2% up at 24,230 on Monday, recovering from Friday’s decline, in line with its European peers. Investors prepared for a pivotal week marked by key economic releases and central bank policy announcements, with the ECB in focus. Markets expect the central bank to keep borrowing costs unchanged, while possibly revising GDP growth projections upward, following recent comments from ECB President Lagarde. Meanwhile, attention remains on geopolitics amid US-Ukraine negotiations, especially after President Zelenskiy indicated willingness to set aside Ukraine’s NATO membership ambitions. Zalando and Puma topped the movers, rising 2.6% and 4.2%, tracking an upward movement in European luxury stocks amid optimism over China's economic measures. Fresenius SE & Co (+2%) also advanced firmly, after Morgan Stanley analyst Aisyah Noor named the healthcare company a top pick for 2026. However, defense names including Rheinmetall (-2.8%) saw heavy selling pressure.