Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Media, Industrials and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Construction and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.06%, while the MDAX index added 0.44%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which rose 4.23% or 1.250 points to trade at 30.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) added 1.22% or 2.25 points to end at 187.30 and Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn) was up 0.81% or 0.98 points to 122.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which fell 1.40% or 0.360 points to trade at 25.340 at the close. Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) declined 1.34% or 1.20 points to end at 88.02 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) was down 1.01% or 0.240 points to 23.410.
The top performers on the MDAX were Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which rose 2.95% to 92.420, Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which was up 2.25% to settle at 36.400 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which gained 1.66% to close at 47.18.
The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which was down 3.81% to 161.65 in late trade, Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which lost 3.58% to settle at 0.45 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 2.40% to 61.860 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 7.00% to 96.250, Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was up 4.58% to settle at 16.900 and SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which gained 3.64% to close at 43.800.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 4.49% to 14.685 in late trade, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which lost 2.20% to settle at 133.500 and Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was down 2.06% to 12.140 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 404 to 314 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.00% or 6.300 to 96.250. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.64% or 1.540 to 43.800.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.00% to 16.00 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.35% or 4.70 to $1340.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $64.44 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $68.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.2426, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8760.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 88.91.