FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The stagnation at a high level on the German stock market is likely to continue on Thursday. The leading Dax index is expected to change little in the morning. There are no significant impulses from Wall Street and the US technology exchange Nasdaq.

The day before, the Dax had narrowly missed a record high around noon and then given up the gains again. Share prices were weighed down by renewed concerns about import tariffs in the US under President-elect Donald Trump.

Around two hours before the opening, the broker IG gave the German leading index a rating of 20,335 points, indicating little movement. The record high of mid-December is still in sight: the index is only just under one percent away from the high mark of 20,522 points./bek/jha/