Early Morning Trading and Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange: Germany blue-chip DAX-30 index contracted 1.07 percent to 8,942 points in early morning trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, falling below the symbolic 9,000-point mark for the first time in five months, according to Deutsche Welle. Bearish trading amid global conflicts Ongoing fighting in Ukraine and advances of Islamists in northern Iraq sent European shares spiraling on Friday. The last time the index closed below 9,000 points was in October 2013. In June this year, it closed for the first time over 10,000 points, another important threshold. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.