DAX down on China's economic slow-down

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European shares traded in red on Monday amid weaker economic growth in China. The National Bureau of Statistics in China announced a 7.7% GDP advance, less than 8% expected. The DAX Index slid 0.9% to 7,674.14 points. Only two in 30 companies included in the gauge posted gains. E.ON SE surged 0.5% to 14.57 euros as the mining company successfully started a new project in the North Sea. On the downside, Infineon Technologies AG, a semiconductor manufacturer, lost 3.9% to 5.73 euros, prolonging a downward trend started in the beginning of March. ThyssenKrupp AG, a big manufacturing conglomerate, declined 3.7% to 13.45 euros, posting the biggest monthly decrease since May. Furthermore, Siemens AG retreated 3% to 78.62 euros, pushing the industrial sector into the red zone. The company plans to cut 4,000 more jobs, in addition to 8,000 job cuts that were announced before. Volkswagen AG followed with a 2.6% plunge to trade at 144.25 euros.
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