Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Food & Beverages and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.02% to hit a new 52-week high, while the MDAX index added 0.06%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which rose 1.17% or 1.700 points to trade at 147.250 at the close. Meanwhile, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) added 1.08% or 0.245 points to end at 22.855 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was up 0.57% or 0.900 points to 158.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which fell 2.49% or 0.320 points to trade at 12.555 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 1.73% or 0.129 points to end at 7.321 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was down 1.10% or 0.405 points to 36.525.
The top performers on the MDAX were Lanxess AG (DE:LXSG) which rose 1.80% to 63.410, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was up 1.73% to settle at 36.36 and Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which gained 1.69% to close at 33.620.
The worst performers were RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which was down 1.44% to 69.040 in late trade, Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which lost 1.16% to settle at 86.920 and Alstria Office Reit-Ag (DE:AOXG) which was down 1.02% to 11.665 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which rose 6.30% to 21.095, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 2.85% to settle at 7.427 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 2.28% to close at 45.400.
The worst performers were S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was down 1.15% to 8.480 in late trade, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which lost 1.05% to settle at 32.16 and Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 0.88% to 4.052 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 414 to 337 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lanxess AG (DE:LXSG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.80% or 1.120 to 63.410. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.85% or 0.206 to 7.427.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.56% to 16.94.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.08% or 0.95 to $1139.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.50% or 0.27 to hit $54.17 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.40% or 0.23 to trade at $57.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.71% to 1.0381, while EUR/GBP fell 0.35% to 0.8497.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 103.51.