Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Construction, Utilities and Media sectors led shares higher while losses in the Transportation & Logistics, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.02%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.02%, and the TecDAX index declined 1.41%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG), which rose 6.59% or 5.590 points to trade at 90.360 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) added 1.71% or 1.550 points to end at 91.960 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was up 1.67% or 0.465 points to 28.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG), which fell 3.64% or 1.010 points to trade at 26.750 at the close. Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) declined 2.22% or 3.60 points to end at 158.30 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was down 1.28% or 2.80 points to 216.60.
The top performers on the MDAX were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which rose 7.36% to 14.37, Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) which was up 4.28% to settle at 51.930 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) which gained 4.25% to close at 70.690.
The worst performers were Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which was down 6.60% to 108.200 in late trade, Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which lost 5.43% to settle at 3.56 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which was down 3.50% to 56.450 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) which rose 3.88% to 71.230, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was up 2.62% to settle at 47.465 and Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which gained 2.52% to close at 36.40.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 7.93% to 17.125 in late trade, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which lost 4.89% to settle at 92.040 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was down 4.79% to 39.555 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 420 to 334 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) fell to all time lows; down 5.43% or 0.20 to 3.56. Shares in Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.25% or 2.880 to 70.690. Shares in Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.88% or 2.660 to 71.230. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; up 2.62% or 1.210 to 47.465.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.78% to 12.64.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.82% or 10.42 to $1286.22 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.17% or 0.10 to hit $57.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.30 to trade at $63.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1591, while EUR/GBP rose 0.50% to 0.8845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.77.