Investors React to a Solid Win for Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU Party
Germany's DAX index traded at an all-time high of 12,822.54 in the opening 15 minute of trading as investors reacted to a solid win for Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party.
Germany's DAX performance index also traded at a fresh all-time high of 12,822.54 points in the opening 15 minute of trading as investors reacted to a surprisingly solid win for Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party in a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia, the country's biggest state.
The win cements Merkel's lead over her socialist rival, former European Parliament President Martin Schulz, in the run up to Germany's federal elections in the fall.
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