Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer & Cyclical and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.35%, while the MDAX index fell 1.26%, and the TecDAX index lost 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which rose 3.54% or 0.309 points to trade at 9.035 at the close. Meanwhile, Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) added 1.65% or 3.15 points to end at 193.75 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 1.54% or 0.148 points to 9.753 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which fell 3.80% or 5.80 points to trade at 146.95 at the close. Covestro AG (DE:1COV) declined 3.41% or 2.420 points to end at 68.600 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was down 3.31% or 0.700 points to 20.430.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hannover Rueck SE (DE:HNRGn) which rose 1.56% to 123.90, Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which was up 1.20% to settle at 36.380 and K+S AG NA O.N. (DE:SDFGn) which gained 0.91% to close at 18.265.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 4.39% to 10.23 in late trade, Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which lost 3.63% to settle at 54.450 and Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 3.38% to 71.550 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 1.80% to 19.780, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was up 0.31% to settle at 3.575 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which gained 0.26% to close at 57.750.
The worst performers were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was down 6.20% to 18.558 in late trade, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which lost 5.92% to settle at 107.300 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 4.56% to 87.950 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 434 to 275 and 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.80% or 5.80 to 146.95. Shares in Covestro AG (DE:1COV) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.41% or 2.420 to 68.600. Shares in Hannover Rueck SE (DE:HNRGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.56% or 1.90 to 123.90. Shares in Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) fell to all time lows; down 4.39% or 0.47 to 10.23.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 5.19% to 16.22.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.07% or 0.90 to $1203.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.99% or 1.52 to hit $74.89 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.30% or 1.12 to trade at $85.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1502, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8841.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 95.46.