India, June 26 -- German stocks are up firmly in positive territory on Thursday with investors closely following the developments on the geopolitical front, and reacting positively to the German government's public investment plans.

The benchmark DAX, which climbed to 23,702.00 earlier in the session, was up 155.55 points or 0.66% at 23,663.50 a little while ago.

Sartorius and Rheinmetall are gaining 3.4% and 3.3%, respectively.

Qiagen and Siemens Energy are up 2.6% and 2.5%, respectively. Deutsche Boerse, Brenntag, E.ON, Merck, Infineon Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post, Henkel and Commerzbank are up 1 to 2.2%.

Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Munich RE, Porsche Automobil Holding and Adidas are down 0.25 to 0.8%.

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