Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Software, Consumer & Cyclical and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.21%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.03%, and the TecDAX index added 1.41%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 5.00% or 7.500 points to trade at 157.550 at the close. Meanwhile, Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) added 2.06% or 5.30 points to end at 263.05 and Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) was up 1.93% or 2.350 points to 124.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn), which fell 2.48% or 1.290 points to trade at 50.830 at the close. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) declined 1.98% or 0.355 points to end at 17.540 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was down 1.42% or 0.095 points to 6.615.
The top performers on the MDAX were Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) which rose 3.38% to 107.000, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 2.87% to settle at 24.000 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which gained 2.68% to close at 40.610.
The worst performers were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 8.23% to 2.620 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 4.22% to settle at 31.540 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which was down 4.05% to 35.020 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which rose 5.00% to 157.550, S&T AG (DE:SANT1) which was up 3.40% to settle at 20.68 and Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) which gained 3.38% to close at 107.000.
The worst performers were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 8.23% to 2.620 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 4.22% to settle at 31.5400 and Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was down 1.27% to 10.1400 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 373 to 329 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.06% or 5.30 to 263.05. Shares in Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.93% or 2.350 to 124.250. Shares in Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.42% or 0.095 to 6.615. Shares in Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) rose to all time highs; up 3.38% or 3.500 to 107.000. Shares in Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) fell to all time lows; losing 8.23% or 0.235 to 2.620. Shares in Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.05% or 1.480 to 35.020. Shares in Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) fell to all time lows; down 8.23% or 0.235 to 2.620. Shares in Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.38% or 3.500 to 107.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.03% to 15.96.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.15 to $1274.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.20% or 2.02 to hit $61.11 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.22% or 1.60 to trade at $70.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1156, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.903.