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Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.45%

Published 06/04/2020, 01:15 PM
Updated 06/04/2020, 01:16 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.45%

© Reuters. Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.45%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Construction and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.45%, while the MDAX index added 0.31%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.51%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which rose 3.93% or 2.08 points to trade at 55.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) added 3.55% or 1.730 points to end at 50.510 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 2.02% or 0.165 points to 8.318 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which fell 4.09% or 3.90 points to trade at 91.55 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 3.69% or 2.41 points to end at 62.87 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) was down 3.04% or 5.30 points to 168.85.

The top performers on the MDAX were Airbus Group SE (DE:AIRG) which rose 5.47% to 72.10, LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) which was up 2.77% to settle at 119.320 and Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which gained 2.76% to close at 42.440.

The worst performers were Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 5.57% to 55.100 in late trade, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which lost 4.08% to settle at 37.66 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which was down 3.98% to 67.600 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which rose 1.58% to 167.60, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was up 1.49% to settle at 24.500 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 1.32% to close at 95.450.

The worst performers were Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 5.57% to 55.100 in late trade, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which lost 3.98% to settle at 67.600 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 2.69% to 112.875 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 391 to 299 and 48 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.93% or 2.08 to 55.02. Shares in LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.77% or 3.220 to 119.320. Shares in Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.76% or 1.140 to 42.440. Shares in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.58% or 2.60 to 167.60.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 6.22% to 30.13 a new 3-months low.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.11% or 18.85 to $1723.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $37.27 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.13% or 0.05 to trade at $39.84 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.98% to 1.1342, while EUR/GBP rose 0.71% to 0.8994.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 96.672.

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