Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Food & Beverages and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.15%, while the MDAX index fell 0.91%, and the TecDAX index lost 2.03%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which rose 5.58% or 0.745 points to trade at 14.105 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG Z.UMT. (DE:DB11) added 4.93% or 3.58 points to end at 76.16 and Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) was up 4.59% or 4.800 points to 109.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 6.09% or 1.96 points to trade at 30.21 at the close. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) declined 5.90% or 0.795 points to end at 12.680 and Adidas AG NA O.N. (DE:ADSGN) was down 5.73% or 8.000 points to 131.700.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hannover Rueck SE (DE:HNRGn) which rose 4.88% to 105.350, Bilfinger SE O.N. (DE:GBFG) which was up 4.12% to settle at 34.140 and Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which gained 4.01% to close at 71.250.
The worst performers were Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which was down 10.39% to 35.570 in late trade, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which lost 7.01% to settle at 34.87 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) which was down 6.54% to 54.750 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which rose 9.30% to 19.560, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 5.28% to settle at 33.900 and SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which gained 4.87% to close at 22.950.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 8.41% to 18.675 in late trade, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which lost 6.48% to settle at 38.230 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was down 4.66% to 31.430 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 459 to 449 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) rose to all time highs; rising 4.59% or 4.800 to 109.300. Shares in Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.39% or 4.125 to 35.570. Shares in Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.54% or 3.830 to 54.750. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.41% or 1.715 to 18.675. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.28% or 1.700 to 33.900.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.24% to 20.11.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.78% or 9.95 to $1263.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.41% or 0.64 to hit $44.63 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.56 to trade at $45.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.0880, while EUR/GBP fell 1.23% to 0.8686.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 98.86.