Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Technology and Software sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.21%, while the MDAX index added 0.32%, and the TecDAX index added 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn), which rose 3.94% or 5.295 points to trade at 139.575 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) added 3.41% or 2.130 points to end at 64.630 and Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) was up 2.64% or 2.55 points to 99.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn), which fell 3.24% or 3.75 points to trade at 112.00 at the close. Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) declined 3.02% or 1.190 points to end at 38.230 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) was down 1.45% or 0.120 points to 8.160.
The top performers on the MDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 6.59% to 79.940, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was up 6.20% to settle at 42.80 and Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER) which gained 4.84% to close at 69.28.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 5.06% to 225.000 in late trade, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which lost 4.33% to settle at 29.64 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which was down 4.30% to 7.4400 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were New Work SE (DE:NWOn) which rose 8.67% to 213.00, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 6.59% to settle at 79.940 and TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which gained 3.84% to close at 40.95.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 5.06% to 225.000 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which lost 1.95% to settle at 2.460 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 1.79% to 7.400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 411 to 257 and 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) rose to all time highs; up 3.84% or 1.51 to 40.95.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.08% to 45.77.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.32% or 5.50 to $1734.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.91% or 0.18 to hit $19.69 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.26% or 0.35 to trade at $27.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.0844, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8719.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.69% at 100.168.