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Germany stocks higher at close of trade

Published 01/28/2015, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks higher at close of trade
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Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Technology and Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.78%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.63%, and the TecDAX index climbed 1.43%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lanxess AG (XETRA:LXSG), which rose 7.62% or 2.980 points to trade at 42.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (XETRA:IFXGn) added 3.06% or 0.292 points to end at 9.850 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) was up 2.27% or 0.510 points to 23.000 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Siemens AG NA (XETRA:SIEGn), which fell 4.82% or 4.810 points to trade at 95.020 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (XETRA:CBKG) declined 3.08% or 0.340 points to end at 10.710 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (XETRA:DBKGn) was down 0.85% or 0.215 points to 25.150.

The top performers on the MDAX were Evonik Industries AG (XETRA:EVKn) which rose 3.69% to 27.850, Salzgitter AG O.N. (XETRA:SZGG) which was up 3.56% to settle at 23.570 and Aurubis AG (XETRA:NAFG) which gained 3.21% to close at 50.090.

The worst performers were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (XETRA:PSMGn) which was down 1.71% to 39.465 in late trade, Gerry Weber Internat.O.N. (XETRA:GWIG) which lost 1.38% to settle at 35.000 and Hochtief AG (XETRA:HOTG) which was down 1.07% to 63.610 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Jenoptik AG O.N. (XETRA:JENG) which rose 3.87% to 11.815, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (XETRA:DRWG_p) which was up 3.84% to settle at 88.750 and Xing AG (XETRA:OBCGn) which gained 3.81% to close at 109.000.

The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) which was down 9.11% to 10.930 in late trade, Aixtron SE NA O.N. (XETRA:AIXGn) which lost 3.61% to settle at 7.104 and PSI AG F.Pr.U.Sys. NA (XETRA:PSAGn) which was down 0.81% to 12.300 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 463 to 264 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (XETRA:IFXGn) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.06% or 0.292 to 9.850. Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) rose to 3-year highs; gaining 2.27% or 0.510 to 23.000. Shares in Aurubis AG (XETRA:NAFG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.21% or 1.560 to 50.090. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) fell to all time lows; falling 9.11% or 1.095 to 10.930. Shares in Aixtron SE NA O.N. (XETRA:AIXGn) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.61% or 0.266 to 7.104. Shares in Xing AG (XETRA:OBCGn) rose to all time highs; rising 3.81% or 4.000 to 109.000.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 20.38.

Gold for April delivery was down 0.43% or 5.60 to $1287.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March fell 2.66% or 1.23 to hit $45.00 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 1.24% or 0.61 to trade at $48.98 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1352, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.7484.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 94.47.

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