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Germany's benchmark DAX index rises sharply

Xinhua, June 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday rose sharply by more than 300 points and closed at 9,962.02 points.

More and more people from Britain tend to vote to stay in the European Union, which drove the blue-chip DAX index up, according to local analysts. The DAX index added 330.66 points, or 3.43 percent.

All the 30 DAX member shares gained. Deutsche Bank led the risers' list with an increase of 5.89 percent. The utilities company RWE advanced by 5.59 percent. Volkswagen added 5.05 percent. Deutsche Boerse rose by 4.84 percent. BMW climbed by 4.74 percent.

Siemens was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 264.75 million euros (299.63 million U.S. dollars). Endit