Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer & Cyclical and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.20%, while the MDAX index gained 0.52%, and the TecDAX index added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which rose 3.16% or 0.273 points to trade at 8.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) added 2.61% or 0.182 points to end at 7.149 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was up 1.89% or 0.800 points to 43.180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which fell 1.91% or 2.66 points to trade at 136.26 at the close. Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) declined 1.44% or 0.660 points to end at 45.250 and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) was down 1.36% or 0.960 points to 69.740.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 5.01% to 18.235, Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which was up 3.78% to settle at 80.080 and CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which gained 3.74% to close at 33.800.
The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 5.76% to 53.950 in late trade, Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which lost 3.18% to settle at 15.0550 and Metro AG (DE:CECG) which was down 3.12% to 3.048 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which rose 8.13% to 7.980, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA (DE:BVB) which was up 6.34% to settle at 8.470 and Koenig & Bauer AG ST O.N. (DE:SKBG) which gained 4.88% to close at 38.280.
The worst performers were Corestate Capital Holding SA (DE:CCAG) which was down 5.61% to 28.6000 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 4.21% to settle at 21.5900 and RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was down 3.89% to 11.370 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 478 to 256 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.44% or 0.660 to 45.250. Shares in Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.36% or 0.960 to 69.740. Shares in Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.76% or 3.300 to 53.950. Shares in Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.18% or 0.4950 to 15.0550. Shares in Corestate Capital Holding SA (DE:CCAG) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.61% or 1.7000 to 28.6000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.60% to 23.25.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.55% or 7.00 to $1288.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 4.47% or 2.03 to hit $47.44 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 4.11% or 2.21 to trade at $56.01 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.98% to 1.1350, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.9008.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.67% at 96.375.