German DAX index declined for a fourth consecutive session as investors awaited report on US new house sales. Siemens AG and BMW AG contributed to the negative side of index each giving up 1%. On the upside index was supported by telecommunication stocks with Deutsche Telekom adding 1% and heavyweight Henkel AG surging 1.4%. At the moment of writing DAX 30 index is 0.31% or 21.64 points down at 6,959.73.