‘Since inception, the index has generated total returns of over 1000%,’ said Alex Lomholt, general manager at Stoxx.

The  MDax , Germany’s flagship mid-cap equity index, celebrated its 30th anniversary this week with a ceremonial closing bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The event, held on Monday, highlighted three decades of the index’s role in tracking the German   Mittelstand -  the nation’s industrial backbone. The celebration was jointly hosted by Deutsche Börse and Stoxx.   ‘ MDax   has always been more than just a collection of datapoints,