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Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.22%

Published 08/18/2015, 12:15 PM
Updated 08/18/2015, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.22%

© Reuters. Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.22%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Technology and Construction sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Consumer & Cyclical and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.22% to hit a new 1-month low, while the MDAX index gained 0.11%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.92%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Merck KGAA O.N. (XETRA:MRCG), which rose 2.49% or 2.170 points to trade at 89.460 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (XETRA:FREG) added 1.43% or 0.940 points to end at 66.480 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (XETRA:FMEG) was up 1.30% or 0.950 points to 74.180 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (XETRA:RWEG), which fell 3.28% or 0.535 points to trade at 15.760 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) declined 2.49% or 0.550 points to end at 21.500 and K & S AG NA O.N. (XETRA:SDFGN) was down 1.54% or 0.570 points to 36.400.

The top performers on the MDAX were Tui AG NA (XETRA:TUIGn) which rose 1.57% to 16.860, DMG Mori Seiki AG (XETRA:GILG) which was up 1.55% to settle at 33.835 and Hochtief AG (XETRA:HOTG) which gained 1.50% to close at 78.280.

The worst performers were Duerr AG O.N. (XETRA:DUEG) which was down 1.69% to 75.070 in late trade, Evonik Industries AG (XETRA:EVKn) which lost 1.56% to settle at 35.105 and Elringklinger AG NA O.N. (XETRA:ZILGn) which was down 1.33% to 22.990 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Wirecard AG (XETRA:WDIG) which rose 8.09% to 38.885, Evotec AG O.N. (XETRA:EVTG) which was up 2.45% to settle at 3.934 and Adva Optical Networking SE (XETRA:ADAG) which gained 1.60% to close at 9.979.

The worst performers were LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) which was down 3.48% to 8.381 in late trade, Stratec Biomedical (XETRA:SBSG) which lost 2.91% to settle at 47.550 and PSI AG F.Pr.U.Sys. NA (XETRA:PSAGn) which was down 2.06% to 11.880 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 373 to 363 and 43 ended unchanged.

Shares in RWE AG ST O.N. (XETRA:RWEG) fell to all time lows; falling 3.28% or 0.535 to 15.760. Shares in Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (XETRA:FREG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.43% or 0.940 to 66.480. Shares in DMG Mori Seiki AG (XETRA:GILG) rose to all time highs; up 1.55% or 0.515 to 33.835.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.33% to 21.25.

Gold for December delivery was down 0.32% or 3.60 to $1114.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.73% or 0.31 to hit $42.72 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.10 to trade at $48.63 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1028, while EUR/GBP fell 0.87% to 0.7046.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 97.03.

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