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Germany's benchmark DAX index rebounds

Xinhua, August 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Thursday rebounded and closed at 10,603.03 points.

It turned out that there is no concrete evidence the Federal Reserve of the United States is going to raise interest rates soon and the DAX index rebounded, according to local analysts. It added 65.36 points, or 0.62 percent.

Deutsche Boerse topped the list of risers with an increase of 3.71 percent. Thyssenkrupp advanced by 3.1 percent. Deutsche Lufthansa climbed by 1.94 percent. The utilities company EON added 1.33 percent and Deutsche Post went up by 1.31 percent.

On the other hand, Fresenius, a medical care company, fell by 0.36 percent. Merck, a science and technology company, lost 0.03 percent.

Siemens was the most traded share of the day with a turnover of 160.09 million euros (180.47 million U.S. dollars) Endit