Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financial Services, Retail and Food & Beverages sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.23%, while the MDAX index declined 0.88%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Linde PLC (DE:LINI), which rose 2.12% or 3.600 points to trade at 173.700 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) added 1.94% or 0.440 points to end at 23.070 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was up 1.69% or 0.162 points to 9.755 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 4.67% or 2.23 points to trade at 45.49 at the close. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) declined 2.93% or 0.180 points to end at 5.958 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) was down 2.52% or 3.750 points to 145.050.
The top performers on the MDAX were Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:SHLG) which rose 1.19% to 35.82, Scout24 AG (DE:G24n) which was up 1.18% to settle at 44.620 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 1.16% to close at 28.810.
The worst performers were Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which was down 7.73% to 39.150 in late trade, Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which lost 3.28% to settle at 20.660 and Grand City Properties SA (DE:GYC) which was down 3.23% to 22.74 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which rose 4.65% to 10.80, Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:SHLG) which was up 1.19% to settle at 35.82 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 1.16% to close at 28.8100.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was down 4.78% to 22.320 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 3.61% to settle at 12.280 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was down 2.52% to 145.050 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 382 to 317 and 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in Linde PLC (DE:LINI) rose to all time highs; rising 2.12% or 3.600 to 173.700. Shares in Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.93% or 0.180 to 5.958.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.46% to 16.25.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.67% or 8.95 to $1342.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.25% or 0.13 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.12% or 0.07 to trade at $60.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.65% to 1.1292, while EUR/GBP rose 0.50% to 0.8886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 96.828.