FRANKFURT, July 18 (Xinhua) -- German stocks edged down on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index down 113.18 points, or 0.92 percent, to close at 12,227.85 points.
Multinational software corporation SAP lost 5.61 percent, the top loser among the blue chips, followed by global internet technology and financial services provider Wirecard and industrial giant Thyssenkrupp, which lost 1.97 percent and 1.75 percent respectively.
Pharmaceutical company Merck gained 1.92 percent, becoming the top gainer. Marketplace organizer for the trading of shares and securities Deutsche Boerse group and energy group RWE advanced 1.06 percent and 0.89 percent respectively.
SAP was the most traded share with a turnover of 681.7 million euros (764.5 million U.S. dollars). Enditem
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