Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Basic Resources and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Transportation & Logistics and Food & Beverages sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.01%, while the MDAX index lost 0.16%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which rose 9.42% or 15.05 points to trade at 174.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) added 2.88% or 0.395 points to end at 14.120 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 1.85% or 0.320 points to 17.635 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which fell 3.63% or 0.268 points to trade at 7.108 at the close. Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (DE:DPWGn) declined 2.75% or 0.885 points to end at 31.305 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) was down 1.21% or 1.75 points to 143.05.
The top performers on the MDAX were Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) which rose 3.77% to 10.74, Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was up 2.92% to settle at 48.035 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which gained 2.12% to close at 39.315.
The worst performers were Evonik Industries AG (DE:EVKn) which was down 1.58% to 29.865 in late trade, Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which lost 1.55% to settle at 4.51 and Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which was down 1.28% to 23.530 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 6.24% to 75.650, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was up 4.58% to settle at 26.395 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which gained 2.77% to close at 105.85.
The worst performers were Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which was down 1.81% to 10.280 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which lost 1.01% to settle at 39.180 and GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which was down 0.63% to 18.030 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 385 to 343 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) rose to all time highs; rising 9.42% or 15.05 to 174.85. Shares in Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.77% or 0.39 to 10.74.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.76% to 14.20.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.61% or 7.45 to $1208.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.46% or 1.84 to hit $51.30 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 3.25% or 1.82 to trade at $54.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0539, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8677.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.16.