Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.05%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food & Beverages , Financial Services and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction , Transportation & Logistics and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.05%, while the MDAX index added 0.09%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG ), which rose 2.94% or 0.48 points to trade at 16.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n ) added 2.77% or 1.40 points to end at 51.90 and Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG ) was up 2.16% or 2.70 points to 127.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG ), which fell 2.49% or 0.73 points to trade at 28.54 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG ) declined 2.48% or 0.77 points to end at 30.26 and Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG ) was down 2.21% or 1.44 points to 63.72.

The top performers on the MDAX were AUTO1 Group SE (ETR:AG1G ) which rose 6.10% to 16.69, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG ) which was up 3.89% to settle at 37.36 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC ) which gained 2.99% to close at 124.10.

The worst performers were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG ) which was down 4.35% to 5.59 in late trade, Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG ) which lost 2.93% to settle at 67.68 and Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER ) which was down 2.59% to 28.60 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were PNE Wind AG (ETR:PNEGn ) which rose 4.26% to 11.76, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG ) which was up 3.89% to settle at 37.36 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG ) which gained 2.70% to close at 8.56.

The worst performers were SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn ) which was down 6.24% to 42.80 in late trade, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG ) which lost 2.28% to settle at 45.46 and Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G ) which was down 1.60% to 29.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 341 to 262 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG ) rose to all time highs; up 2.16% or 2.70 to 127.80. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG ) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.28% or 1.06 to 45.46. Shares in Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.60% or 0.48 to 29.60.

The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.75% to 15.40.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.41% or 10.86 to $2,683.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.08% or 0.79 to hit $74.11 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.14% or 0.87 to trade at $77.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 109.00.

Source: Investing.com