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Post by bot on Dec 6, 2012 16:35:00 GMT -5
German DAX 30 closes at highest level since 2008 from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Germany's DAX 30 index closed at its highest level in almost five years on Thursday, boosted by surprisingly strong factory-order data for October. The benchmark rallied 1.1% to 7,534.54, overtaking a close of 7,527.64 on May 2, 2011 and settling at the strongest level since January 2008. Other European stock markets were also on the rise, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index up 0.7% to 278.82. France's CAC 40 index rose 0.3% to 3,601.65, while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index picked up 0.2% to 5,901.42.
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