Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Food & Beverages, Technology and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.67% to hit a new 3-months high, while the MDAX index declined 0.45%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN), which rose 1.87% or 1.250 points to trade at 68.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (DE:BMWG) added 1.54% or 1.200 points to end at 79.200 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was up 1.24% or 0.800 points to 65.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 1.53% or 0.48 points to trade at 30.95 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) declined 0.68% or 0.140 points to end at 20.395 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) was down 0.47% or 0.060 points to 12.615.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kuka AG (DE:KU2G) which rose 2.27% to 93.450, Covestro AG (DE:1COV) which was up 2.21% to settle at 33.985 and Salzgitter AG O.N. (DE:SZGG) which gained 2.18% to close at 28.555.
The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXId) which was down 4.95% to 68.310 in late trade, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which lost 4.46% to settle at 34.37 and Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 3.51% to 5.45 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which rose 3.96% to 22.975, STRATEC Biomedical AG (DE:SBSG) which was up 3.55% to settle at 45.110 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 2.17% to close at 46.245.
The worst performers were Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which was down 2.43% to 9.962 in late trade, Drillisch AG O.N. (DE:DRIG) which lost 2.30% to settle at 34.460 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was down 2.25% to 35.050 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 550 to 339 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kuka AG (DE:KU2G) rose to all time highs; up 2.27% or 2.070 to 93.450. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.17% or 0.980 to 46.245.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.16% to 18.97 a new 3-months low.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.74% or 21.70 to $1226.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.48% or 0.20 to hit $41.96 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.21 to trade at $44.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1267, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.7959.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 94.86.