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Germany's benchmark DAX index closes down

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Tuesday continued to drop amid the Greek debt concern.

The eurozone leaders are meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Greek debt issue after more people in the referendum on Sunday voted No to the creditors' bailout terms. The blue-chip index lost 213.85 points and closed at 10,676.78 points.

Two among the 30 DAX member shares managed to rise. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, a diversified health care company, rose by 0.75 percent. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Vz, a home care company, climbed by 0.55 percent.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft, an agricultural chemical and salt company, lost 4.99 percent. ThyssenKrupp AG dropped by 4.57 percent. Commerzbank AG declined by 3.74 percent. LANXESS AG, a specialty chemicals company, slipped by 3.57 percent. Infineon Technologies AG, a semiconductor company, plunged by 3.51 percent.

The turnover stood at 4.66 billion euros (around 5.15 billion U.S. dollars). Daimler AG was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 423.81 million euros (around 467.98 million U.S. dollars). Endit