The leading German index had reached several new record highs in the last stock market year.
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Dusseldorf Before the official start of stock exchange trading, there was still panic on the markets. Off-exchange, the leading German index was already trading at prices below 13,300 points. But the situation is calming down again, although the stock market barometer is clearly in the red. The Dax slipped in the first hour of trading by 1.5 percent to 13,487 points, a minus of more than 200 points.
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