Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.18%

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

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.18%, while the MDAX index gained 0.48%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn ), which rose 1.61% or 4.90 points to trade at 308.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn ) added 1.20% or 0.39 points to end at 32.83 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn ) was up 1.04% or 0.17 points to 16.08 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN ), which fell 6.26% or 15.00 points to trade at 224.70 at the close. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p ) declined 4.03% or 9.60 points to end at 228.60 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA ) was down 2.04% or 0.83 points to 40.02.

The top performers on the MDAX were Puma SE (ETR:PUMG ) which rose 3.60% to 39.18, Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn ) which was up 3.53% to settle at 293.20 and Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG ) which gained 3.34% to close at 64.95.

The worst performers were Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn ) which was down 4.73% to 25.40 in late trade, Stabilus (ETR:STM1 ) which lost 1.77% to settle at 36.15 and HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG ) which was down 1.69% to 8.86 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n ) which rose 17.49% to 93.70, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG ) which was up 2.66% to settle at 5.41 and 11 AG (ETR:1U1 ) which gained 2.03% to close at 14.06.

The worst performers were Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn ) which was down 4.73% to 25.40 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p ) which lost 4.03% to settle at 228.60 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G ) which was down 3.19% to 15.15 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 312 to 308 and 29 ended unchanged.

Shares in MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn ) rose to all time highs; rising 1.61% or 4.90 to 308.80. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G ) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.19% or 0.50 to 15.15.

The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.44% to 16.43.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.35 to $2,684.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $70.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $74.20 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.40% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 103.28.

Source: Investing.com