Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Software and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.08%, while the MDAX index declined 0.66%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Linde PLC (DE:LINI), which rose 1.83% or 2.750 points to trade at 153.400 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) added 1.61% or 1.60 points to end at 101.00 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was up 1.40% or 0.980 points to 70.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which fell 3.42% or 0.257 points to trade at 7.257 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) declined 2.56% or 0.310 points to end at 11.800 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) was down 2.02% or 0.360 points to 17.420.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 3.49% to 22.840, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was up 2.16% to settle at 80.350 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which gained 1.48% to close at 198.80.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 14.90% to 32.100 in late trade, Osram Licht AG (DE:OSRn) which lost 13.39% to settle at 30.28 and Hochtief AG (DE:HOTG) which was down 10.72% to 125.80 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which rose 6.64% to 38.200, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was up 6.28% to settle at 6.43 and RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which gained 5.86% to close at 14.450.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was down 16.58% to 18.370 in late trade, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which lost 14.90% to settle at 32.100 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was down 6.46% to 31.830 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 349 to 346 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.61% or 1.60 to 101.00. Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.56% or 0.310 to 11.800. Shares in Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) fell to 3-years lows; losing 14.90% or 5.620 to 32.100. Shares in Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) fell to 3-years lows; losing 14.90% or 5.620 to 32.100.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.19% to 16.94.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.57% or 20.65 to $1296.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.27% or 0.16 to hit $59.25 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.18% or 0.12 to trade at $67.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1230, while EUR/GBP rose 0.91% to 0.8599.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 96.740.