Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages , Industrials and Media sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction , Telecoms and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.66%, while the MDAX index added 0.14%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR: BMWG ), which rose 4.32% or 3.30 points to trade at 79.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR: MBGn ) added 2.71% or 1.40 points to end at 53.00 and Continental AG O.N. (ETR: CONG ) was up 1.39% or 1.06 points to 77.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR: DTGGe ), which fell 4.21% or 1.67 points to trade at 37.97 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR: ZALG ) declined 3.16% or 1.03 points to end at 31.55 and Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR: HEIG ) was down 2.46% or 4.50 points to 178.65.
The top performers on the MDAX were Gerresheimer AG (ETR: GXIG ) which rose 5.00% to 64.05, RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) which was up 4.90% to settle at 77.00 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) which gained 3.93% to close at 90.00.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which was down 6.47% to 7.02 in late trade, AUTO1 Group SE (ETR: AG1G ) which lost 5.68% to settle at 24.26 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR: TKAG ) which was down 4.12% to 8.88 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) which rose 3.93% to 90.00, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR: NDXG ) which was up 3.10% to settle at 17.97 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR: COKG ) which gained 1.60% to close at 28.65.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which was down 6.47% to 7.02 in late trade, TeamViewer AG (ETR: TMV ) which lost 2.80% to settle at 10.43 and Formycon AG (ETR: FYB ) which was down 2.58% to 22.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 352 to 273 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in RENK Group AG (ETR: R3NK ) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.90% or 3.60 to 77.00. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) rose to all time highs; up 3.93% or 3.40 to 90.00. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR: HAGG ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.93% or 3.40 to 90.00.
The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 5.33% to 19.66.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.20% or 6.70 to $3,321.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.09% or 1.27 to hit $62.16 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.68% or 1.07 to trade at $64.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 99.83.