DAX declines despite better business confidence index

After giving up 0.3% on yesterday trade, German DAX Index maintained downward path on Wednesday, as drug producer Novartis and telecommunication giant Ericsson reported a sharp drop in profits. Better than expected Ifo business climate index also did not manage to offset losses. Main losers were Siemens AG and Deutsche Post, each giving up 4.7% and 2.4% respectively. At the moment of writing German benchmark index is 0.41% or 26.43 points down at 6,392.98.