German blue chips index sank on Thursday as German unemployment rose for the fifth consecutive month in August amid spreading Eurozone's crisis. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.8% in August. However, yields on 10-year sovereign bunds approached four-year low on Thursday, indicating that German economy is still perceived as stable. The German DAX Index retreated by 0.83% to trade at 6,961.87. Only three sectors included in the index managed to rise. The biggest gainers were consumer services and utilities, with E.ON and RWE jumping by 0.50% and 0.94%. Pushing German stock index lower, consumer goods sector dropped by 2.45%, with Adidas sliding 0.88%. Volkswagen also fell as automobile selling rate in the EU tumbled to more than three-month low.