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DAX at record highs, boosted by Draghi

FXStreet (Mumbai) - Germany’s benchmark index, the DAX opened slightly higher and later rallied to fresh all-time highs after ECB President Draghi's latest speech in Germany lifted sentiment, while traders shrugged of downbeat UK industrial output data.

Currently, the DAX 30 trades higher by 1.72% at 11702.80 levels, highest since 2008 financial crisis. The DAX climbed higher after ECB Draghi in his speech that the central bank's policies will guarantee price stability, while market-based inflation expectations have gone up. Moreover, GDP growth was revised upward due to oil prices, the foreign-exchange rate and the quantitative-easing program.

The index is seen trading with an absolute positive market breadth. Among major gainers, Volkswagen is the top gainer, up 3.19%, followed by BMW up nearly 2.77%. While, Commerzbank AG is up 2.62%.

DAX Technical Levels

The index has an immediate resistance at 11702.80. Meanwhile, support is seen at 11450 levels and 11330 levels.

EUR/USD poised for a biggest quarterly decline

The EUR is being offered relentlessly, pushing the EUR/USD pair down to 1.0583 levels on Wednesday, its lowest level since April 2003. The pair is poised for its biggest quarterly declined as the ECB implements its EUR 1 trillion QE program.
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