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Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 1.68%

Published 06/14/2018, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 1.68%
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Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.68%, while the MDAX index gained 1.20%, and the TecDAX index added 1.39%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which rose 3.36% or 0.301 points to trade at 9.272 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) added 3.24% or 0.630 points to end at 20.060 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was up 3.14% or 2.160 points to 70.940 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which fell 1.93% or 0.183 points to trade at 9.297 at the close. Covestro AG (DE:1COV) declined 0.56% or 0.440 points to end at 77.600 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 0.38% or 0.090 points to 23.690.

The top performers on the MDAX were Airbus Group SE (DE:AIRG) which rose 4.37% to 104.58, Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (DE:B4B) which was up 3.26% to settle at 11.4000 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which gained 2.97% to close at 166.60.

The worst performers were Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which was down 1.37% to 68.400 in late trade, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) which lost 1.30% to settle at 13.69 and Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which was down 1.13% to 109.650 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which rose 3.49% to 13.500, S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was up 3.23% to settle at 22.400 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 3.13% to close at 156.300.

The worst performers were Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which was down 4.46% to 37.720 in late trade, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which lost 3.12% to settle at 35.75 and Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 0.76% to 13.070 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 483 to 220 and 83 ended unchanged.

Shares in Airbus Group SE (DE:AIRG) rose to all time highs; rising 4.37% or 4.38 to 104.58. Shares in MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) rose to all time highs; rising 2.97% or 4.80 to 166.60. Shares in Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) rose to all time highs; up 3.13% or 4.750 to 156.300.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 11.58% to 12.78 a new 3-months low.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.47% or 6.10 to $1307.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $66.70 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.86% or 0.66 to trade at $76.08 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 1.38% to 1.1628, while EUR/GBP fell 0.98% to 0.8730.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.03% at 94.52.

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