Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Retail, Utilities and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.07%, while the MDAX index added 0.05%, and the TecDAX index added 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER), which rose 4.69% or 4.65 points to trade at 103.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) added 1.62% or 0.445 points to end at 27.915 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 1.59% or 0.540 points to 34.405 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG), which fell 1.54% or 0.850 points to trade at 54.460 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 1.47% or 0.66 points to end at 44.27 and Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) was down 1.32% or 1.72 points to 128.60.
The top performers on the MDAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) which rose 4.41% to 4.308, HelloFresh SE (DE:HFGG) which was up 4.15% to settle at 50.45 and Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which gained 3.47% to close at 119.400.
The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 4.84% to 93.400 in late trade, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which lost 4.04% to settle at 22.310 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 2.41% to 23.070 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which rose 6.06% to 13.820, Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which was up 3.47% to settle at 119.400 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which gained 2.86% to close at 122.400.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 2.78% to 20.310 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 2.41% to settle at 23.070 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was down 2.00% to 73.500 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 345 to 321 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER) rose to all time highs; up 4.69% or 4.65 to 103.85. Shares in Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.47% or 0.66 to 44.27. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.06% or 0.790 to 13.820. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.86% or 3.400 to 122.400.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.46% to 25.03.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 11.75 to $1906.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.54% or 0.62 to hit $40.82 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.53% or 0.65 to trade at $43.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1755, while EUR/GBP fell 0.61% to 0.9023.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 93.350.