Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Basic Resources and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.03%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.39%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG), which rose 1.41% or 0.360 points to trade at 25.975 at the close. Meanwhile, E.ON SE NA (XETRA:EONGn) added 1.35% or 0.195 points to end at 14.635 and Lanxess AG (XETRA:LXSG) was up 1.21% or 0.620 points to 52.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:VOWG_p), which fell 1.52% or 3.750 points to trade at 242.700 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (XETRA:IFXGn) declined 1.47% or 0.175 points to end at 11.735 and Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vzo (XETRA:HNKG_p) was down 1.06% or 1.200 points to 111.850.
The top performers on the MDAX were Bilfinger SE O.N. (XETRA:GBFG) which rose 3.68% to 59.670, Aurubis AG (XETRA:NAFG) which was up 3.13% to settle at 57.320 and Fraport AG (XETRA:FRAG) which gained 2.84% to close at 58.010.
The worst performers were A.Springer AG VNA (XETRA:SPRGn) which was down 3.75% to 56.250 in late trade, Gerresheimer AG (XETRA:GXId) which lost 3.06% to settle at 55.390 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (XETRA:SY1G) which was down 1.21% to 59.550 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) which rose 4.77% to 134.000, SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) which was up 3.42% to settle at 14.355 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (XETRA:DRWG_p) which gained 2.56% to close at 122.000.
The worst performers were Kontron AG O.N. (XETRA:KBCG) which was down 3.45% to 5.659 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (XETRA:UTDI) which lost 1.88% to settle at 42.990 and Xing AG (XETRA:OBCGn) which was down 1.65% to 158.250 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 415 to 321 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.41% or 0.360 to 25.975. Shares in Aurubis AG (XETRA:NAFG) rose to all time highs; up 3.13% or 1.740 to 57.320. Shares in Fraport AG (XETRA:FRAG) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.84% or 1.600 to 58.010. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.77% or 6.100 to 134.000. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (XETRA:DRWG_p) rose to all time highs; up 2.56% or 3.050 to 122.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.78.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.34% or 4.10 to $1196.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 4.52% or 2.41 to hit $55.70 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 3.75% or 2.25 to trade at $62.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.0610, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.7175.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 99.13.