Get 40% Off
🤯 This Tech Portfolio is up 29% YTD! Join Now to Get April’s Top PicksGet The Picks – Just 99 USD

Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.39%

Published 11/05/2015, 12:15 PM
Updated 11/05/2015, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.39%

© Reuters. Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.39%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Construction and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.39%, while the MDAX index declined 0.08%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG NA O.N. (DE:ADSGN), which rose 8.61% or 7.070 points to trade at 89.210 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) added 2.64% or 1.800 points to end at 70.050 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was up 2.14% or 1.700 points to 81.300 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which fell 3.84% or 0.540 points to trade at 13.510 at the close. Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) declined 2.94% or 2.950 points to end at 97.500 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 2.63% or 0.490 points to 18.175.

The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which rose 6.88% to 60.160, Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was up 4.73% to settle at 44.65 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) which gained 2.25% to close at 61.480.

The worst performers were Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) which was down 7.27% to 49.900 in late trade, Salzgitter AG O.N. (DE:SZGG) which lost 4.56% to settle at 25.980 and Leoni AG NA O.N. (DE:LEOGn) which was down 3.78% to 36.135 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Kontron AG O.N. (DE:KBCG) which rose 5.34% to 3.612, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was up 4.01% to settle at 68.760 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 3.78% to close at 42.325.

The worst performers were LPKF Laser & Electronics (DE:LPKG) which was down 1.98% to 8.666 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which lost 1.20% to settle at 5.612 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 1.20% to 36.240 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 360 to 325 and 32 ended unchanged.

Shares in Adidas AG NA O.N. (DE:ADSGN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.61% or 7.070 to 89.210. Shares in Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.88% or 3.870 to 60.160. Shares in Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) rose to all time highs; up 4.73% or 2.02 to 44.65. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.78% or 1.540 to 42.325.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.48% to 20.59.

Gold for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1106.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.67% or 0.31 to hit $46.01 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $48.58 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.0875, while EUR/GBP rose 1.02% to 0.7136.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 98.09.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.