Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Food & Beverages and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Media and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.29%, while the MDAX index lost 0.43%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which rose 3.44% or 17.00 points to trade at 511.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) added 2.85% or 0.63 points to end at 22.74 and Siemens AG Class N (ETR:SIEGn) was up 2.09% or 3.26 points to 159.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG), which fell 3.11% or 0.40 points to trade at 12.30 at the close. Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn) declined 2.87% or 1.88 points to end at 63.62 and Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (ETR:DHLn) was down 1.92% or 0.71 points to 36.33.
The top performers on the MDAX were Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which rose 2.73% to 21.09, Knorr-Bremse AG (ETR:KBX) which was up 2.33% to settle at 70.35 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which gained 1.38% to close at 62.50.
The worst performers were Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which was down 3.73% to 35.58 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which lost 3.23% to settle at 16.80 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 3.21% to 5.27 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which rose 1.88% to 24.37, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was up 1.38% to settle at 62.50 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which gained 0.73% to close at 30.28.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was down 7.70% to 22.54 in late trade, 11 AG (ETR:1U1) which lost 5.55% to settle at 12.60 and United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 3.23% to 16.80 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 341 to 259 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (ETR:DHLn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.92% or 0.71 to 36.33. Shares in Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.73% or 1.38 to 35.58. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.21% or 0.18 to 5.27. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.88% or 0.45 to 24.37. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.70% or 1.88 to 22.54.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 17.51% to 19.41.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.13% or 27.55 to $2,459.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.77% or 0.58 to hit $75.81 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.36% or 0.28 to trade at $78.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.06.