Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:45:03 GMT
Telecommunications sector boosted German stock index
Germany's shares surged on Friday amid hopes for easing in China after Chinese GDP growth tumbled to the lowest level in the last three years. German blue chip index soared 1.07% to trade at 6,474.30. Telecommunications sector was the top-performer, skyrocketing 3.88%. Deutsche Telecom rose 3.3% after Credit Suisse Group upgraded rating of the firm's shares from underperform to neutral.