Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Insurance and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 1.39% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index climbed 1.93%, and the TecDAX index added 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG), which rose 6.02% or 5.480 points to trade at 96.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) added 4.21% or 7.85 points to end at 194.25 and Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) was up 3.97% or 4.60 points to 120.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN), which fell 1.75% or 2.00 points to trade at 112.45 at the close. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) declined 0.93% or 0.135 points to end at 14.400 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) was down 0.62% or 0.075 points to 12.085.
The top performers on the MDAX were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which rose 5.38% to 144.05, Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was up 4.54% to settle at 68.20 and Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which gained 4.04% to close at 130.00.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 0.30% to 13.49 in late trade, Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which gained 0.18% to settle at 110.000 and STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which was up 0.24% to 82.700 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which rose 5.83% to 82.760, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 2.60% to settle at 118.400 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which gained 2.55% to close at 138.95.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 8.29% to 16.825 in late trade, S&T AG (F:SANT1) which lost 1.31% to settle at 16.162 and GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which was down 1.25% to 13.020 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 510 to 221 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.21% or 7.85 to 194.25. Shares in MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.38% or 7.35 to 144.05. Shares in Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.04% or 5.05 to 130.00. Shares in Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) rose to all time highs; up 5.83% or 4.560 to 82.760. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.60% or 3.000 to 118.400. Shares in GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.25% or 0.165 to 13.020.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 13.10% to 12.25.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 4.79 to $1274.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.57% or 0.30 to hit $52.48 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.22 to trade at $58.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.02% to 1.1692, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8881.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.82% at 94.30.