Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Food & Beverages, Telecoms and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.78%, while the MDAX index lost 0.64%, and the TecDAX index lost 1.35%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which rose 5.14% or 0.648 points to trade at 13.258 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) added 2.96% or 0.448 points to end at 15.558 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) was up 2.09% or 0.630 points to 30.730 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which fell 3.54% or 8.90 points to trade at 242.40 at the close. Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) declined 3.33% or 0.980 points to end at 28.450 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was down 2.67% or 1.13 points to 41.22.
The top performers on the MDAX were Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which rose 3.25% to 89.800, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) which was up 1.94% to settle at 14.20 and Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which gained 1.34% to close at 51.500.
The worst performers were Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which was down 2.98% to 36.790 in late trade, Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which lost 2.74% to settle at 16.865 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) which was down 2.51% to 70.000 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which rose 6.20% to 10.870, RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was up 3.88% to settle at 27.340 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which gained 2.64% to close at 163.00.
The worst performers were Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 2.93% to 72.900 in late trade, Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which lost 2.78% to settle at 28.720 and Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was down 2.78% to 12.075 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 478 to 259 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.14% or 0.648 to 13.258. Shares in Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.25% or 2.830 to 89.800. Shares in Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.94% or 0.27 to 14.20. Shares in Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.34% or 0.680 to 51.500. Shares in RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) rose to all time highs; up 3.88% or 1.020 to 27.340.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.21% to 12.63.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.34% or 4.50 to $1318.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.54% or 0.34 to hit $63.30 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.10 to trade at $68.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1953, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8848.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 92.05.