Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Retail and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Basic Resources and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.49%, while the MDAX index declined 0.26%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which rose 1.09% or 0.220 points to trade at 20.435 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) added 1.01% or 0.800 points to end at 79.920 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was up 0.45% or 0.75 points to 166.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which fell 3.22% or 0.470 points to trade at 14.110 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 2.86% or 0.320 points to end at 10.880 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was down 1.43% or 1.170 points to 80.580.
The top performers on the MDAX were Uniper SE (DE:UN01) which rose 2.26% to 20.555, Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which was up 1.42% to settle at 103.35 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which gained 1.17% to close at 52.890.
The worst performers were Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was down 1.60% to 57.280 in late trade, Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which lost 1.56% to settle at 34.950 and Bilfinger SE O.N. (DE:GBFG) which was down 1.39% to 35.745 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 2.87% to 15.420, Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which was up 1.36% to settle at 23.835 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which gained 1.28% to close at 84.580.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was down 3.28% to 34.675 in late trade, GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which lost 2.88% to settle at 16.710 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 1.97% to 12.200 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 457 to 299 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.09% or 0.220 to 20.435. Shares in Uniper SE (DE:UN01) rose to all time highs; rising 2.26% or 0.455 to 20.555. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.87% or 0.430 to 15.420.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 5.66% to 15.03.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 8.98 to $1291.88 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $46.88 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.86% or 0.43 to trade at $50.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.20% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.9113.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.53.