Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.01%, while the MDAX index gained 0.19%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn), which rose 3.13% or 3.550 points to trade at 116.950 at the close. Meanwhile, Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) added 1.63% or 0.70 points to end at 43.68 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was up 1.61% or 1.380 points to 87.020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which fell 13.68% or 25.34 points to trade at 159.96 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) declined 1.57% or 0.340 points to end at 21.290 and Linde AG 1 (DE:LIN1) was down 1.42% or 2.7500 points to 190.3000.
The top performers on the MDAX were Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (DE:B4B) which rose 3.62% to 12.0100, Puma SE (DE:PUMG) which was up 2.12% to settle at 457.00 and Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (DE:AT1) which gained 1.75% to close at 7.255.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 5.73% to 11.43 in late trade, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which lost 4.11% to settle at 50.15 and Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which was down 3.60% to 39.860 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 3.20% to 20.970, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 2.31% to settle at 126.050 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which gained 2.14% to close at 50.050.
The worst performers were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 4.26% to 22.45 in late trade, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which lost 2.99% to settle at 44.800 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was down 1.80% to 17.735 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 362 to 325 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) fell to 3-years lows; falling 13.68% or 25.34 to 159.96. Shares in Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) rose to all time highs; up 1.63% or 0.70 to 43.68. Shares in SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.26% or 1.00 to 22.45.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.60% to 15.35.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.30 to $1202.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.19% or 2.10 to hit $67.94 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.84% or 2.06 to trade at $74.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1593, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.8980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 95.04.