Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Transportation & Logistics and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Industrials and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.07%, while the MDAX index lost 0.22%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which rose 3.12% or 0.520 points to trade at 17.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) added 1.74% or 0.325 points to end at 19.055 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was up 1.68% or 3.45 points to 208.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which fell 1.77% or 3.25 points to trade at 180.60 at the close. Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) declined 1.22% or 1.0900 points to end at 88.6000 and Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) was down 0.87% or 1.15 points to 130.50.
The top performers on the MDAX were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which rose 8.58% to 55.200, Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was up 2.83% to settle at 16.00 and Lanxess AG (DE:LXSG) which gained 2.15% to close at 68.870.
The worst performers were GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which was down 5.08% to 37.500 in late trade, Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) which lost 3.68% to settle at 54.110 and Covestro AG (DE:1COV) which was down 2.67% to 69.200 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 8.48% to 12.415, Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was up 4.18% to settle at 11.090 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which gained 2.53% to close at 47.220.
The worst performers were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 5.34% to 4.111 in late trade, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which lost 3.34% to settle at 24.770 and Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was down 2.52% to 5.292 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 391 to 351 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.12% or 0.520 to 17.170. Shares in Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.68% or 3.45 to 208.55. Shares in Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.58% or 4.360 to 55.200. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 8.48% or 0.970 to 12.415. Shares in CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) rose to all time highs; rising 2.53% or 1.165 to 47.220.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.18% to 13.11.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.44% or 5.32 to $1221.42 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.44% or 1.58 to hit $47.46 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.14% or 1.53 to trade at $50.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.0868, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.8404.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 99.48.