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Frankfurt, Germany: Cash-Cow, a mascot, in front of the German share price index board, the Dax, at the stock exchange.

London's FTSE 100 index, the DAX in Frankfurt and the CAC 40 in Paris were all down more than five percent in afternoon trading.

Still, following Deutsche Telekom's example, all 30 companies in the DAX index recently agreed to set themselves similar goals.

The initiative is intended to target DAX-listed businesses, but would also affect Germany-based executives of foreign companies.

Another couple to get engaged over the holidays: Bell and longtime boyfriend Dax Shepard.

Non-Germans now control on average more than 50 per cent of the free float in the 30 companies that make up the Dax blue-chip index.

In Europe, the AEX of Netherlands, DAX of Germany, and SMI of Switzerland all broke to new yearly lows.

The chart shows the very strong DAX and Silver, but other equities and commodities show a far less positive picture.

Can you recall what was the all time high and 52-week high low for the S&P 500 and the DAX of Germany?

With no DAX-30 companies in the city, it has to develop its own firms.

Most indices in Europe were up more than 3 per cent including the FTSE, DAX in Germany and the Euro Stoxx 50.

Despite problems in many European economies, Germany's main stock index, the Dax, rose about 16% in 2010.

the DAX share index of the 30 leading companies in Germany.

The turmoil in Europe depressed returns on continental stocks, with Germany's DAX rising 3. 3% and France's CAC 40 gaining just 1%.

In Europe, France's CAC-40 index and Germany's DAX surged.

DAX, France just passed a critical point. But to judge based on the euro exchange rate.

The FTSE is down 14 per cent this year, while Germany's Dax has fallen more than 18 per cent.

By lunchtime, Germany's Dax index and France's Cac 40 were both up more than 3%.

Europe's major sharemarkets all dipped on the news, the London FTSE 100, CAC 40 in Paris and Frankfurt's DAX 30 down around a percent.

To Europe, and London's FTSE was fairly flat but Germany's DAX put on 24 points.

The U. K. 's FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX both slid 2. 1 percent.

The dividend yield for the DAX is 4. 4%, more than twice the government-bond yield.

In Europe, Germany's DAX was down 0. 5 per cent in afternoon trading on Wednesday, while France's CAC-40 fell 0. 8 per cent.

Overall, the German DAX 30 index sank 5. 3% to 5246. 18.

BMW fell 2. 6 percent to 57. 74 euros in Frankfurt trading yesterday as Germany's benchmark DAX Index closed 2. 2 percent lower.

The DAX index in Germany fell 3. 25 percent and the CAC-40 index in France lost 3. 41 percent.

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