German shares lose 0.74 pct at start of trading on Friday
BERLIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- German shares went off to a bad start on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index losing 116.43 points, or 0.74 percent, opening at 15,579.9 points.
The biggest winner among Germany's 40 largest listed companies was carmaker Daimler, increasing by 1.79 percent, followed by aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines with 1.79 percent and building materials company HeidelbergCement with 1.30 percent.