Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 1.43%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology , Transportation & Logistics and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 1.43%, while the MDAX index fell 1.54%, and the TecDAX index lost 2.27%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn ), which rose 1.51% or 3.10 points to trade at 208.20 at the close. Meanwhile, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn ) added 0.80% or 2.20 points to end at 278.50 and Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n ) was up 0.78% or 0.25 points to 32.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p ), which fell 6.90% or 17.10 points to trade at 230.90 at the close. Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn ) declined 6.81% or 4.02 points to end at 54.99 and Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn ) was down 5.91% or 3.86 points to 61.48.

The top performers on the MDAX were LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:LEGn ) which rose 0.17% to 92.16, Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG ) which was unchanged 0.00% to settle at 15.95 and Scout24 AG (ETR:G24n ) which lost 0.13% to close at 75.50.

The worst performers were Puma SE (ETR:PUMG ) which was down 6.47% to 35.27 in late trade, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p ) which lost 5.51% to settle at 25.74 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG ) which was down 5.36% to 6.01 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG ) which rose 1.25% to 129.80, SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn ) which was up 0.71% to settle at 56.90 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn ) which gained 0.19% to close at 26.07.

The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p ) which was down 6.90% to 230.90 in late trade, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG ) which lost 6.55% to settle at 64.20 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn ) which was down 5.72% to 29.07 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 444 to 178 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.81% or 4.02 to 54.99. Shares in Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n ) rose to 3-years highs; up 0.78% or 0.25 to 32.30. Shares in Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn ) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.91% or 3.86 to 61.48.

The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 7.83% to 14.20.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.23% or 32.10 to $2,646.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $70.94 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.59% or 0.44 to trade at $74.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.47.

Source: Investing.com