Continental, Munich Re, Allianz, IKB, DaimlerChrysler: German Preview

(Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall
on German markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the
company names and prices are from the Xetra close unless
otherwise stated.

DAX futures expiring in September fell 1.3 percent to 7474.5
in Frankfurt. The DAX retreated 98.46, or 1.3 percent, to 7435.67
on the Xetra electronic-trading system.


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Porsche, SAP, Continental, Munich Re, GPC Biotech: German Equity Preview

(Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall
in German markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the
company names and prices are from the Xetra close on July 27
unless otherwise stated.

DAX futures expiring in September dropped 72, or 1 percent,
to 7488 in Frankfurt. The DAX declined 0.8 percent to 7451.68 on
the Xetra electronic-trading system.


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DAX Index Falls, Led by Siemens; Fresenius Medical, DaimlerChrysler Rise

(Bloomberg) -- Germany's DAX Index dropped for a
second day, paced by Siemens AG after the engineering group
agreed to buy medical-scanners maker Dade Behring Holdings Inc.
for $7 billion ($9.6 billion) and sell its VDO automotive unit.

Fresenius Medical Care AG, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and
DaimlerChrysler AG paced rising shares.


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