Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media, Transportation & Logistics and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.36%, while the MDAX index declined 0.89%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which rose 2.20% or 0.77 points to trade at 35.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) added 0.39% or 0.330 points to end at 85.750 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was up 0.29% or 0.60 points to 209.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which fell 5.95% or 2.450 points to trade at 38.735 at the close. Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (DE:DPWGn) declined 3.40% or 1.120 points to end at 31.775 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was down 2.73% or 2.4200 points to 86.1800.
The top performers on the MDAX were Deutsche Wohnen AG Inh (DE:DWNG) which rose 2.68% to 33.735, Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which was up 0.86% to settle at 111.900 and Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which gained 0.86% to close at 93.360.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 6.88% to 14.90 in late trade, RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which lost 6.34% to settle at 67.910 and Hannover Rueck SE (DE:HNRGn) which was down 5.12% to 108.50 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which rose 3.99% to 45.000, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 2.38% to settle at 75.290 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 2.17% to close at 12.685.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 4.90% to 13.390 in late trade, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which lost 4.14% to settle at 23.745 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 3.64% to 52.910 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 473 to 291 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.29% or 0.60 to 209.15. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.99% or 1.725 to 45.000. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.38% or 1.750 to 75.290. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.17% or 0.270 to 12.685.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.39% to 13.16.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.41% or 4.96 to $1223.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.33% or 0.63 to hit $47.96 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.31% or 0.66 to trade at $50.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.0865, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8440.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 99.52.