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Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Food & Beverages and Financial Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Construction and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.25%, while the MDAX index gained 0.41%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn), which rose 3.47% or 0.95 points to trade at 28.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) added 2.62% or 0.76 points to end at 29.78 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) was up 2.03% or 0.89 points to 44.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which fell 9.92% or 2.75 points to trade at 24.98 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) declined 9.02% or 2.28 points to end at 23.00 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG) was down 8.36% or 8.90 points to 97.60.
The top performers on the MDAX were Fraport AG (ETR:FRAG) which rose 4.48% to 71.10, Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which was up 3.56% to settle at 55.20 and Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which gained 3.52% to close at 14.69.
The worst performers were Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which was down 7.36% to 635.50 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 3.67% to settle at 12.98 and Krones AG O.N. (ETR:KRNG) which was down 3.18% to 128.00 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which rose 3.10% to 22.60, Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which was up 1.06% to settle at 133.70 and Formycon AG (ETR:FYB) which gained 0.98% to close at 25.65.
The worst performers were Kontron AG (ETR:KTN) which was down 7.21% to 25.48 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 3.67% to settle at 12.98 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which was down 3.42% to 41.76 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 313 to 292 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.62% or 0.76 to 29.78. Shares in Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.36% or 8.90 to 97.60. Shares in Fraport AG (ETR:FRAG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.48% or 3.05 to 71.10. Shares in Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.36% or 50.50 to 635.50. Shares in Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.56% or 1.90 to 55.20. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.10% or 0.68 to 22.60. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.06% or 1.40 to 133.70.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 9.62% to 19.89.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.05% or 1.80 to $3,436.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.40% or 0.26 to hit $64.90 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.30% or 0.20 to trade at $67.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 98.09.