Monday, June 18, 2007

German DAX Benchmark Gains for a Fourth Day, Led by Volkswagen, BASF

(Bloomberg) -- Germany's benchmark DAX Index gained
for a fourth day. Volkswagen AG paced the advance after the
carmaker said it will raise the number of workers in its Auto
5000 plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. BASF AG, Henkel KGaA and SAP AG
also increased.

The DAX added 54.51, or 0.7 percent, to 8085.15 at 11:39
a.m. in Frankfurt, heading for a record close. DAX futures
expiring in September climbed 0.8 percent to 8173. The HDAX Index
of the country's 110 biggest companies increased 0.7 percent.


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