Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Software and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.70% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index climbed 0.12%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn), which rose 3.03% or 0.541 points to trade at 18.420 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) added 1.73% or 1.300 points to end at 76.250 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 1.73% or 5.32 points to 313.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER), which fell 7.58% or 9.55 points to trade at 116.40 at the close. Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) declined 1.34% or 1.19 points to end at 87.29 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was down 1.31% or 0.410 points to 30.980.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 4.39% to 40.440, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was up 2.22% to settle at 92.00 and TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which gained 1.81% to close at 28.10.
The worst performers were K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) which was down 7.79% to 12.030 in late trade, Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which lost 6.72% to settle at 152.100 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 5.29% to 53.760 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 4.39% to 40.440, Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) which was up 3.03% to settle at 18.420 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which gained 2.05% to close at 179.10.
The worst performers were Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which was down 6.72% to 152.100 in late trade, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which lost 5.54% to settle at 44.300 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 5.29% to 53.760 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 347 to 335 and 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) rose to all time highs; up 3.03% or 0.541 to 18.420. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 4.39% or 1.700 to 40.440. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 4.39% or 1.700 to 40.440. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) rose to all time highs; rising 3.03% or 0.541 to 18.420.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.02% to 16.36 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.65 to $1754.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $69.31 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $71.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1740, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.8488.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 92.933.