Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Software and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.17%, while the MDAX index gained 0.56%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn), which rose 1.76% or 0.335 points to trade at 19.420 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (DE:SAPG) added 1.67% or 1.500 points to end at 91.330 and Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) was up 1.09% or 1.20 points to 111.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which fell 2.81% or 0.305 points to trade at 10.530 at the close. Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn) declined 1.14% or 1.35 points to end at 116.60 and Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) was down 0.76% or 0.720 points to 93.960.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which rose 2.79% to 88.830, Evonik Industries AG (DE:EVKn) which was up 2.74% to settle at 29.650 and Alstria Office Reit-Ag (DE:AOXG) which gained 2.30% to close at 12.245.
The worst performers were Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was down 3.52% to 37.83 in late trade, Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which lost 1.50% to settle at 18.035 and Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was down 1.21% to 68.54 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 3.42% to 32.045, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 2.44% to settle at 87.260 and Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which gained 2.14% to close at 38.21.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 7.13% to 12.300 in late trade, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which lost 0.62% to settle at 135.40 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was down 0.47% to 63.700 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 503 to 253 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; up 2.44% or 2.080 to 87.260.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.12% to 13.50.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.12% or 1.54 to $1240.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.34% or 0.62 to hit $47.02 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.69 to trade at $49.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1517, while EUR/GBP fell 0.24% to 0.8838.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 94.58.