Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:20:06 GMT
German shares retreat on technology company earnings
German shares retreated from the highest level in more than two months and the benchmark DAX Index snapped five-day advance as technology stocks slipped on disappointing earnings from Google Inc. to Microsoft Corp. The benchmark DAX Index slid 0.6% to 8,289.49 as of 9:53 a.m. Frankfurt time, halting its climb to 0.9% weekly, while the HDAX Index fell 0.6% today.