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Germany's benchmark DAX index closes down

Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed down by 212.49 points at 10,673.6 points.

Contrary to the strong performance on Monday, the blue-chip DAX index dropped since the start of the trading day. A relatively strong euro, among other factors were blamed, according to local analysts.

Fresenius Medical Care rose by 1.52 percent. Vonovia, a residential real estate company, climbed by 1.41 percent. Beiersdorf, a skin care company, advanced by 1.09 percent. SAP added 0.89 percent and Deutsche Telekom went up by 0.74 percent.

The utilities company RWE plunged by 7.51 percent. Commerzbank fell by 4.65 percent. Deutsche Bank slipped by 3.83 percent. Another utilities company E.ON lost 3.7 percent and ThyssenKrupp slid by 3.57 percent.

Daimler was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 317.35 million euros (around 344.22 million U.S. dollars). Enditem