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Germany's benchmark DAX index rebounds

Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Wednesday rallied and closed up by 2.15 percent at 11,180.5 points.

Reports said that the Greek prime minister has sent a letter to his euro zone partners and showed the willingness of concession, easing the tension of the Greek debt crisis. The blue-chip index rose by 235.53 points.

The rally drove the prices of 29 among the 30 DAX member shares up.

Deutsche Bank AG topped the list of risers with an increase of 4.92 percent. Merck KGaA, a pharmaceutical, chemical and life science company, climbed by 4.16 percent. Volkswagen AG Vz advanced by 3.97 percent. Continental AG went up by 3.16 percent and Daimler AG gained 3.01 percent.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft, an agricultural chemical and salt company, lost 0.03 percent.

The turnover stood at 5.43 billion euros (about 6.03 billion U.S. dollars). Daimler AG was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 480.22 million euros. (1 euro = 1.11 U.S. dollars). Endit