Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.44%, while the MDAX index declined 0.43%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were SAP SE (DE:SAPG), which rose 0.74% or 0.710 points to trade at 96.770 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) added 0.55% or 0.470 points to end at 86.180 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was up 0.38% or 0.110 points to 29.030 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which fell 4.43% or 0.800 points to trade at 17.270 at the close. Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) declined 2.93% or 1.950 points to end at 64.580 and Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) was down 1.89% or 1.880 points to 97.650.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which rose 3.29% to 71.920, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which was up 2.12% to settle at 151.40 and Fraport AG (DE:FRAG) which gained 1.86% to close at 89.080.
The worst performers were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 13.29% to 0.57 in late trade, Innogy SE (DE:IGY) which lost 5.72% to settle at 32.195 and Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was down 1.53% to 69.32 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which rose 5.40% to 22.530, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was up 4.07% to settle at 12.520 and SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which gained 2.67% to close at 35.730.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 5.85% to 14.095 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 1.89% to settle at 23.390 and Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 1.86% to 12.430 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 476 to 318 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fraport AG (DE:FRAG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.86% or 1.630 to 89.080. Shares in RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.40% or 1.155 to 22.530.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.98% to 13.18.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.50% or 6.20 to $1254.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.28% or 0.16 to hit $56.76 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.33 to trade at $62.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1773, while EUR/GBP fell 0.52% to 0.8769.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.71.