India, June 23 -- Amidst weak sentiment triggered by the U.S. attacks on Iran and fears of Iran's response thereto, the DAX is trading in mildly negative territory. The benchmark that tracks the performance of the 40 largest companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange had rebounded on Friday in the wake of renewed hopes of a diplomatic solution to the raging Middle East crisis.

The index is currently trading 0.35 percent lower at 23,269.60, versus the previous close of 23,350.55. The day's trading ranged between a high of 23,385.60 and a low of 23,193.21.

In the 40-scrip index, only 15 scrips are trading in the overnight green zone. Heidelberg Materials and RWE, both rallied more than 1.3 percent. Infineon Technologies, Fresenius Med...