Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media , Construction and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.47%, while the MDAX index fell 1.27%, and the TecDAX index declined 1.03%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR: ENR1n ), which rose 3.18% or 2.52 points to trade at 81.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayer AG NA (ETR: BAYGN ) added 2.72% or 0.65 points to end at 24.36 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR: CBKG ) was up 1.29% or 0.34 points to 26.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR: P911_p ), which fell 4.31% or 1.98 points to trade at 44.00 at the close. Merck KGaA (ETR: MRCG ) declined 2.93% or 3.45 points to end at 114.30 and Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR: HEIG ) was down 2.41% or 4.40 points to 177.95.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) which rose 1.65% to 80.30, K+S AG (ETR: SDFGn ) which was up 1.26% to settle at 16.08 and RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) which gained 0.92% to close at 70.22.
The worst performers were Freenet AG NA (ETR: FNTGn ) which was down 16.70% to 29.42 in late trade, CTS Eventim AG (ETR: EVDG ) which lost 6.22% to settle at 105.60 and Delivery Hero AG (ETR: DHER ) which was down 4.76% to 24.60 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) which rose 1.65% to 80.30, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (ETR: DRWG_p ) which was up 1.23% to settle at 66.00 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR: IFXGn ) which gained 0.14% to close at 34.71.
The worst performers were Freenet AG NA (ETR: FNTGn ) which was down 16.70% to 29.42 in late trade, Siltronic AG (ETR: WAFGn ) which lost 3.71% to settle at 35.32 and Formycon AG (ETR: FYB ) which was down 2.85% to 22.15 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 453 to 155 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens Energy AG (ETR: ENR1n ) rose to all time highs; up 3.18% or 2.52 to 81.68. Shares in Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR: CBKG ) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.29% or 0.34 to 26.63. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.65% or 1.30 to 80.30. Shares in K+S AG (ETR: SDFGn ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.26% or 0.20 to 16.08. Shares in RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) rose to all time highs; rising 0.92% or 0.64 to 70.22. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.65% or 1.30 to 80.30.
The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.50% to 17.65 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.62% or 20.60 to $3,292.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.25% or 0.77 to hit $60.80 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.36% or 0.88 to trade at $64.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.44% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 99.78.