Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.10%, while the MDAX index declined 0.16%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which rose 2.80% or 2.760 points to trade at 101.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) added 1.76% or 0.200 points to end at 11.595 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was up 1.46% or 0.275 points to 19.160 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING), which fell 1.54% or 2.550 points to trade at 163.200 at the close. Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) declined 1.47% or 1.190 points to end at 79.490 and Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) was down 1.31% or 0.175 points to 13.195.
The top performers on the MDAX were STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which rose 2.82% to 35.505, Leoni AG NA O.N. (DE:LEOGn) which was up 2.63% to settle at 36.035 and Salzgitter AG O.N. (DE:SZGG) which gained 2.62% to close at 25.055.
The worst performers were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which was down 1.60% to 49.625 in late trade, Axel Springer SE (DE:SPRGn) which lost 1.52% to settle at 51.750 and Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXId) which was down 1.40% to 75.190 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were LPKF Laser & Electronics (DE:LPKG) which rose 6.25% to 8.256, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was up 3.03% to settle at 48.000 and STRATEC Biomedical AG (DE:SBSG) which gained 2.71% to close at 53.820.
The worst performers were Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which was down 3.39% to 10.400 in late trade, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which lost 3.17% to settle at 105.400 and PSI AG F.Pr.U.Sys. NA (DE:PSAGn) which was down 3.03% to 13.420 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 356 to 331 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.82% or 0.975 to 35.505. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.03% or 1.410 to 48.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.84% to 21.00.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.14% or 1.50 to $1067.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.96% or 0.39 to hit $40.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.04 to trade at $43.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.0636, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.6992.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 99.83.