German Stocks Including Deutsche Bank Advance; Siemens Shares Retreat

(Bloomberg) -- German stocks including Deutsche Bank
AG, Allianz SE and Bayer AG rose. Volkswagen AG climbed after the
carmaker said it expects to boost sales in China. Siemens AG
paced falling shares.

The DAX added 5.25, or less than 0.1 percent, to 8098.02 at
1:07 p.m. in Frankfurt. DAX futures expiring in September were
little changed at 8155. The HDAX Index of the country's 110
biggest companies gained less than 0.1 percent.


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European Stocks Rise; MAN AG, Nokia; Danone Jumps as Kraft Bids for Unit

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks gained after
brokerages raised their estimates for equities in the region and
Kraft Foods Inc.'s bid for Groupe Danone SA's biscuit unit fanned
takeover speculation.

MAN AG advanced after Goldman, Sachs & Co. added shares of
Europe's third-largest truckmaker to its ``conviction buy'' list.
Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of handsets, and German
engineering company Siemens AG gained after banks increased price
estimates for the stocks. Danone rose the most in two weeks.


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Germany's DAX Index Recovers Losses; Siemens, E.ON Gain as TUI Shares Drop

(Bloomberg) -- German stocks including Siemens AG
gained. Tagesspiegel reported the engineering company's
management will focus on boosting the share price.

E.ON AG rose after Credit Suisse Group increased its share-
price estimate for Europe's biggest utility.


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