Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.34%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food&Beverages, Software and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Media and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.34%, while the MDAX index declined 0.24%, and the TecDAX index added 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG), which rose 16.55% or 2.09 points to trade at 14.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG) added 3.04% or 2.10 points to end at 71.08 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) was up 2.39% or 1.56 points to 66.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which fell 2.19% or 0.61 points to trade at 27.01 at the close. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) declined 1.81% or 0.26 points to end at 14.03 and Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) was down 1.39% or 0.30 points to 21.32.

The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 14.65% to 7.70, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was up 2.17% to settle at 14.10 and Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which gained 1.53% to close at 31.11.

The worst performers were Scout24 AG (ETR:G24n) which was down 2.72% to 71.40 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 2.15% to settle at 15.02 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which was down 1.93% to 116.70 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were PNE Wind AG (ETR:PNEGn) which rose 2.57% to 11.16, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was up 2.17% to settle at 14.10 and SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which gained 1.90% to close at 53.60.

The worst performers were Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) which was down 2.35% to 116.20 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 2.15% to settle at 15.02 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which was down 1.37% to 13.70 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 369 to 235 and 43 ended unchanged.

Shares in Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.15% or 0.33 to 15.02. Shares in Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.15% or 0.33 to 15.02. Shares in CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.37% or 0.19 to 13.70.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.37% to 17.82.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.70 to $2,543.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.11% or 1.39 to hit $67.14 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.66% or 1.15 to trade at $70.34 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.