Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 0.71%

Published 06/12/2025, 12:05 PM
Updated 06/12/2025, 12:06 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 0.71%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Construction and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.71%, while the MDAX index lost 1.33%, and the TecDAX index declined 1.25%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn), which rose 1.67% or 0.26 points to trade at 15.53 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) added 1.63% or 28.00 points to end at 1,748.00 and RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG) was up 1.59% or 0.55 points to 35.23 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn), which fell 3.75% or 1.21 points to trade at 31.07 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) declined 3.18% or 0.94 points to end at 28.65 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was down 3.17% or 0.93 points to 28.41.

The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 2.15% to 7.60, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 1.62% to settle at 94.30 and GEA Group AG (ETR:G1AG) which gained 1.28% to close at 59.25.

The worst performers were Tui AG NA (ETR:TUI1n) which was down 9.04% to 6.56 in late trade, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which lost 5.78% to settle at 90.40 and LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:LEGn) which was down 4.12% to 71.00 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 2.15% to 7.60, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 1.62% to settle at 94.30 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which gained 0.39% to close at 78.00.

The worst performers were Kontron AG (ETR:KTN) which was down 5.12% to 23.36 in late trade, Formycon AG (ETR:FYB) which lost 4.73% to settle at 28.20 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which was down 3.75% to 31.07 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 436 to 174 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.59% or 0.55 to 35.23. Shares in Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.78% or 5.55 to 90.40.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.59% to 19.02.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.93% or 64.70 to $3,408.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $68.17 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.24% or 0.17 to trade at $69.60 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.74% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 97.97.

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