Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Consumer & Cyclical and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.15%, while the MDAX index fell 0.27%, and the TecDAX index added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 4.57% or 1.105 points to trade at 25.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) added 2.48% or 2.70 points to end at 111.70 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) was up 1.81% or 2.40 points to 134.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING), which fell 1.59% or 2.80 points to trade at 173.20 at the close. Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) declined 1.21% or 1.050 points to end at 85.780 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was down 0.99% or 0.150 points to 15.045.
The top performers on the MDAX were Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which rose 1.33% to 19.790, Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which was up 1.25% to settle at 34.555 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which gained 0.93% to close at 69.290.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 2.40% to 14.64 in late trade, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which lost 2.39% to settle at 32.810 and Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which was down 1.55% to 34.050 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 4.07% to 14.195, S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was up 2.90% to settle at 13.325 and Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which gained 2.54% to close at 11.705.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 3.06% to 10.610 in late trade, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which lost 1.80% to settle at 96.470 and Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) which was down 1.01% to 113.050 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 392 to 352 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.57% or 1.105 to 25.300. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; up 4.07% or 0.555 to 14.195. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.06% or 0.335 to 10.610.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.88% to 12.74.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.54% or 6.75 to $1252.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.39% or 0.59 to hit $43.12 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.65% or 0.74 to trade at $45.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.17% to 1.1149, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8802.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.28.