Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Consumer & Cyclical and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.03%, while the MDAX index gained 1.66%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which rose 7.51% or 9.72 points to trade at 139.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) added 3.58% or 1.980 points to end at 57.360 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 3.13% or 6.30 points to 207.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN), which fell 2.99% or 2.04 points to trade at 66.23 at the close. Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) declined 2.32% or 2.600 points to end at 109.400 and Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) was down 1.63% or 1.46 points to 88.26.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which rose 12.93% to 46.65, Puma SE (DE:PUMG) which was up 9.96% to settle at 444.25 and Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which gained 5.45% to close at 29.000.
The worst performers were RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which was down 5.71% to 56.150 in late trade, Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which lost 4.89% to settle at 80.14 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which was down 2.52% to 19.9250 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which rose 8.03% to 27.700, Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was up 6.54% to settle at 8.3100 and Takkt AG O.N. (DE:TTKG) which gained 5.26% to close at 14.000.
The worst performers were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 2.89% to 14.76 in late trade, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen O.N. (DE:HDDG) which lost 2.06% to settle at 1.9500 and Kloeckner & Co SE NA (DE:KCOGn) which was down 2.02% to 7.2800 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 407 to 303 and 67 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.99% or 2.04 to 66.23. Shares in RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.71% or 3.400 to 56.150. Shares in Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.89% or 4.12 to 80.14. Shares in Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.52% or 0.5150 to 19.9250. Shares in SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.89% or 0.44 to 14.76. Shares in Kloeckner & Co SE NA (DE:KCOGn) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.02% or 0.1500 to 7.2800.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.60% to 22.12 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.36% or 4.40 to $1232.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $67.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.30 to trade at $76.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1368, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8869.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.44.