Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Construction and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Consumer & Cyclical and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.05%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.26%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 3.95% or 0.865 points to trade at 22.785 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) added 1.17% or 0.330 points to end at 28.565 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was up 0.58% or 0.520 points to 90.720 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG), which fell 1.06% or 0.660 points to trade at 61.440 at the close. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) declined 0.93% or 0.185 points to end at 19.650 and Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) was down 0.86% or 0.78 points to 89.80.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which rose 2.93% to 105.250, CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which was up 2.43% to settle at 40.045 and Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which gained 1.89% to close at 65.84.
The worst performers were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 1.22% to 61.740 in late trade, Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which lost 1.07% to settle at 44.000 and Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was down 0.94% to 61.320 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which rose 2.46% to 62.490, Software AG (DE:SOWG) which was up 2.40% to settle at 46.265 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 1.90% to close at 139.250.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 3.58% to 7.652 in late trade, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which lost 3.51% to settle at 44.41 and S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was down 2.24% to 17.640 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 422 to 325 and 43 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.06% or 0.660 to 61.440. Shares in Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.93% or 3.000 to 105.250. Shares in CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.43% or 0.950 to 40.045. Shares in Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.46% or 1.500 to 62.490. Shares in Software AG (DE:SOWG) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.40% or 1.085 to 46.265.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.12% to 13.21.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.06% or 0.77 to $1291.43 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.48% or 0.28 to hit $58.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.08 to trade at $63.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.1849, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.8908.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.06.