Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.24%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the rose 0.24% to hit a new 52-week high, while the index gained 0.33%, and the index gained 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:), which rose 2.00% or 4.70 points to trade at 239.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:) added 1.94% or 1.84 points to end at 96.56 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:) was up 1.85% or 1.950 points to 107.150 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (DE:), which fell 5.11% or 14.37 points to trade at 266.98 at the close. Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:) declined 1.33% or 0.710 points to end at 52.610 and Wirecard AG (DE:) was down 1.18% or 1.450 points to 121.050.

The top performers on the MDAX were United Internet AG NA (DE:) which rose 4.74% to 28.950, Brenntag AG (DE:) which was up 4.51% to settle at 47.270 and Hannover Rueck SE (DE:) which gained 3.24% to close at 165.80.

The worst performers were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:) which was down 5.99% to 41.355 in late trade, Leoni AG (DE:) which lost 5.44% to settle at 12.785 and Fraport AG (DE:) which was down 3.65% to 72.940 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were United Internet AG NA (DE:) which rose 4.74% to 28.950, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:) which was up 4.60% to settle at 154.70 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:) which gained 2.89% to close at 103.200.

The worst performers were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:) which was down 6.68% to 41.0500 in late trade, Isra Vision O.N. (DE:) which lost 3.49% to settle at 43.10 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:) which was down 2.71% to 19.190 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 347 to 338 and 74 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hannover Rueck SE (DE:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.24% or 5.20 to 165.80. Shares in Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.60% or 6.80 to 154.70.

The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.07% to 13.97.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 8.85 to $1492.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.63% or 0.93 to hit $56.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.89% or 1.19 to trade at $61.77 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1069, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8611.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.778.

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.