slowed in september, and that mellowed inveor stime. weave our wrap up from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the mood in the days before was very nervous. traders responded positively to economic data, because this is good news for german exporters. shares of bmw have been the worst performers. the company could not convince the markets of these huge recall. we will have the details later. >> all right. friday at the frankfurt stock exchange. the dax closed lower, as dorothy was saying. the european stocks index was also lower by 0.5%. how is the dow doing? there you go. 2829 after the closing bell. the euro going for $1.78. the german economy is expanding again, and as it does, so do the public coffers. on friday, the german government told the european union commission that the budget was coming in at 4% of gdp this year, rather than the 4.5%. that is an improvement. germany's role as europe's growth engine -- the head of germany's central bank struck a cautious note, saying germany as a long way to go befort completely recovered from