Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Utilities and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.19%, while the MDAX index declined 0.40%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which rose 3.57% or 4.44 points to trade at 128.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) added 2.45% or 0.155 points to end at 6.485 and Covestro AG (DE:1COV) was up 2.42% or 1.030 points to 43.620 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 3.28% or 1.51 points to trade at 44.54 at the close. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) declined 2.72% or 0.640 points to end at 22.900 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) was down 2.55% or 3.950 points to 151.050.
The top performers on the MDAX were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which rose 9.54% to 27.560, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 4.85% to settle at 55.800 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which gained 3.80% to close at 14.220.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was down 5.51% to 89.150 in late trade, Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which lost 4.77% to settle at 34.750 and Grand City Properties SA (DE:GYC) which was down 4.21% to 21.38 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which rose 9.54% to 27.560, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was up 5.71% to settle at 55.500 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 4.85% to close at 55.800.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was down 5.51% to 89.150 in late trade, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which lost 3.57% to settle at 10.26 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was down 2.55% to 151.050 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 362 to 338 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.77% or 1.740 to 34.750.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.63% to 14.33.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.10% or 1.35 to $1349.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.41% or 0.22 to hit $53.89 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.12 to trade at $62.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1215, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.8878.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 96.925.