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Germany's benchmark DAX index closes higher

Xinhua, November 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Friday added over 100 points and closed at slightly below 11,000 points.

Data from the United States showd that more jobs were created in October in the country than economists expected and speculation about a interest rate hike of the Federal Reserve came out again. The blue-chip DAX index surged by 100.29 points, or 0.92 percent and closed at 10,988.03 points.

BMW AG St topped the list of risers with a 3.5 percent increase. Deutsche Lufthansa AG advanced by 3.26 percent. ThyssenKrupp AG climbed by 2.56 percent. Commerzbank AG rose by 2.39 percent and Daimler AG went up by 2.18 percent.

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Vz which operates in three business areas including laundry and home care, beauty care and adhesive technologies, lost 2.12 percent, followed by adidas AG, down by 1.35 percent. Allianz SE declined by 1.1 percent. Vonovia SE, a residential real estate company, slipped by 0.95 percent and SAP SE plunged by 0.83 percent.

The turnover stood at 3.92 billion euros (around 4.26 billion U.S. dollars ). Allianz SE was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 390.11 million euros (around 424 million U.S. dollars). Enditem