Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Insurance and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.12%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.52%, and the TecDAX index added 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which rose 2.69% or 0.295 points to trade at 11.265 at the close. Meanwhile, Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) added 1.60% or 0.330 points to end at 20.965 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 1.06% or 1.90 points to 180.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn), which fell 1.87% or 2.30 points to trade at 120.50 at the close. Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) declined 1.06% or 0.930 points to end at 86.790 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was down 0.59% or 0.450 points to 75.990.
The top performers on the MDAX were Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which rose 10.11% to 52.210, Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was up 2.35% to settle at 4.49 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which gained 2.25% to close at 49.055.
The worst performers were Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was down 67.64% to 9.445 in late trade, Bilfinger SE O.N. (DE:GBFG) which lost 2.20% to settle at 34.220 and Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was down 1.41% to 44.27 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which rose 4.35% to 242.10, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was up 2.40% to settle at 4.514 and Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which gained 1.91% to close at 53.920.
The worst performers were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was down 2.70% to 14.595 in late trade, GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which lost 1.60% to settle at 15.380 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was down 1.21% to 83.060 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 478 to 266 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.69% or 0.295 to 11.265. Shares in Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.60% or 0.330 to 20.965. Shares in Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) rose to all time highs; up 10.11% or 4.795 to 52.210. Shares in Metro AG (DE:MEOG) fell to all time lows; down 67.64% or 19.740 to 9.445. Shares in GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.60% or 0.250 to 15.380.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.40% to 12.67.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.09% or 1.12 to $1217.98 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.17% or 0.53 to hit $46.02 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.57 to trade at $48.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1386, while EUR/GBP fell 0.53% to 0.8811.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 95.64.