Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Technology and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Insurance and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.37%, while the MDAX index added 0.18%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn), which rose 3.27% or 0.59 points to trade at 18.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG) added 3.06% or 1.96 points to end at 65.92 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:FREG) was up 2.02% or 0.56 points to 28.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG), which fell 5.66% or 3.20 points to trade at 53.32 at the close. Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) declined 2.53% or 8.50 points to end at 327.30 and Allianz SE VNA O.N. (ETR:ALVG) was down 1.64% or 3.55 points to 212.35.
The top performers on the MDAX were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) which rose 4.70% to 44.54, TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was up 3.31% to settle at 15.59 and Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which gained 2.81% to close at 7.60.
The worst performers were Duerr AG (ETR:DUEG) which was down 6.29% to 29.20 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which lost 4.58% to settle at 2.98 and Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which was down 4.27% to 35.16 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which rose 5.58% to 50.15, TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was up 3.31% to settle at 15.59 and Software AG (ETR:SOWGn) which gained 2.72% to close at 34.00.
The worst performers were Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) which was down 5.66% to 53.32 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which lost 4.58% to settle at 2.98 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 1.37% to 31.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 367 to 302 and 80 ended unchanged.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.27% to 18.68.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.35% or 7.10 to $2,035.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.75% or 1.29 to hit $72.42 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.47% or 1.14 to trade at $76.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 101.32.