Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecoms and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.16%, while the MDAX index added 0.76%, and the TecDAX index added 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn), which rose 3.73% or 10.20 points to trade at 283.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) added 3.13% or 45.50 points to end at 1,499.00 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was up 2.81% or 0.80 points to 29.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which fell 5.22% or 1.76 points to trade at 31.97 at the close. Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN) declined 4.13% or 8.70 points to end at 201.70 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) was down 3.33% or 0.80 points to 23.22.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which rose 4.28% to 11.81, Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which was up 3.65% to settle at 116.30 and Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which gained 3.31% to close at 2.62.
The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which was down 6.52% to 66.00 in late trade, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which lost 3.54% to settle at 24.79 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 2.42% to 7.33 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which rose 4.28% to 11.81, Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which was up 3.65% to settle at 116.30 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which gained 3.12% to close at 59.50.
The worst performers were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 8.72% to 35.60 in late trade, Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which lost 5.16% to settle at 62.50 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 2.42% to 7.33 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 329 to 285 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.73% or 10.20 to 283.50. Shares in Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.13% or 45.50 to 1,499.00.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.84% to 22.37.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.44% or 14.69 to $3,318.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.16% or 1.91 to hit $58.51 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.14% or 1.99 to trade at $61.29 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.14, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 99.27.