DAX off the lows but will it be enough to avoid a lower close again today?

Not that long ago, as the US stock markets tanked, the European markets were not immune to the falls. That saw the DAX slide to a new session low, at 22,360, completely wiping out the earlier attempts to push higher throughout the morning. Granted it was already edging back before the US markets really kicked it even lower. It has now rebounded off the lows, but with only around an hour to go before the European close, it remains to be seen, if the index can avoid a second successive lower daily close today. The index closed yesterday at 22,433 after what was its worst day for a while. The DAX was above that close a moment ago, but it is not out of the woods by any stretch and the reader is reminded of one of the reasons as to why it crumbled yesterday- the looming German elections at the weekend. The DAX is right now at 22,430