Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,387.60	+52.30	0.34%
S&P 500	1,669.16	+2.87	0.17%
Nasdaq	3,502.12	+5.69	0.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,387.60

+52.30

0.34%

S&P 500

1,669.16

+2.87

0.17%

Nasdaq

3,502.12

+5.69

0.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,821.65	-2.85	-0.10%
FTSE 100	6,803.87	+48.24	0.71%
DAX	8,472.20	+16.37	0.19%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,821.65

-2.85

-0.10%

FTSE 100

6,803.87

+48.24

0.71%

DAX

8,472.20

+16.37

0.19%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,627.30	+246.24	1.60%
Hang Seng	23,209.80	-156.52	-0.67%
S&P/ASX 200	5,165.40	-14.66	-0.28%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,627.30

+246.24

1.60%

Hang Seng

23,209.80

-156.52

-0.67%

S&P/ASX 200

5,165.40

-14.66

-0.28%

German Health Rules May Slow Power Grid Expansion, WiWo Says

By Rainer Buergin - 2012-08-04T11:26:37Z

The expansion of Germany’s high- voltage electricity grid faces delays because the Federal Office for Radiation Protection and the Environment Ministry plan to lower the thresholds for electric and magnetic fields that may pose health dangers, WirtschaftsWoche magazine said, citing Jochen Homann, head of the Bundesnetzagentur network regulator.

To contact the reporter on this story: Rainer Buergin in Berlin at rbuergin1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: James Hertling at jhertling@bloomberg.net

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