Article: Germany : Germany s DAX Declines for Fourth Day as BASF, Volkswagen Fall.

Byline: shiv03

Germany s DAX Index fell for a fourth day as better-than-estimated data on U.S. service industries failed to ease concern share prices have outpaced the prospects for an economic recovery after a six-month rally.

BASF SE dropped 3.7 as analysts recommended investors reduce holdings in the world s largest chemical company. Volkswagen AG closed at a two-year low. ThyssenKrupp AG and Salzgitter AG followed European basic-resource shares higher, adding more than 2 percent.

The benchmark DAX Index lost 0.4 percent to 5,301.42, capping the longest stretch of declines since July. A 45 percent rally since March 6 has left the measure ...

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