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All but two sectors in index edged higher with Consumer services and Telecommunications taking the leader positions with 1.64% and 1.30% increases. Health Care lost 0.46%, while Technology slightly declined 0.46%. Among the best performing companies was Germany's largest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp that surged 3.9% after Jefferies Group' upgrade of the company's stock. Meanwhile, German second biggest lender soared 2.96% to 1.42 euros and Lufthansa rose 1.68%. The gains in the index were capped by Health Care sector with Fresenius Medical Care shrinking 0.74% and the German cancer drug makes Merck fell 0.6% to 104.35 euros.
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