Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.77%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the added 0.77% to hit a new all time high, while the index lost 0.32%, and the index declined 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:), which rose 6.64% or 3.66 points to trade at 58.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Zalando SE (ETR:) added 5.24% or 1.62 points to end at 32.55 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:) was up 4.84% or 2.15 points to 46.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Qiagen NV (ETR:), which fell 3.20% or 1.48 points to trade at 44.56 at the close. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:) declined 1.07% or 0.84 points to end at 77.38 and Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:) was down 0.76% or 0.43 points to 55.82.

The top performers on the MDAX were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:) which rose 7.27% to 53.10, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:) which was up 6.64% to settle at 4.36 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:) which gained 5.15% to close at 122.40.

The worst performers were Puma SE (ETR:) which was down 22.81% to 32.31 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:) which lost 3.17% to settle at 13.75 and Siltronic AG (ETR:) which was down 3.12% to 42.84 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:) which rose 7.27% to 53.10, Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:) which was up 3.67% to settle at 50.30 and IONOS Group SE (ETR:) which gained 3.58% to close at 24.60.

The worst performers were Qiagen NV (ETR:) which was down 3.20% to 44.56 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:) which lost 3.17% to settle at 13.75 and Siltronic AG (ETR:) which was down 3.12% to 42.84 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 327 to 286 and 39 ended unchanged.

Shares in Siemens Energy AG (ETR:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.64% or 3.66 to 58.80. Shares in Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.84% or 2.15 to 46.61. Shares in Puma SE (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 22.81% or 9.55 to 32.31. Shares in Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.67% or 1.78 to 50.30.

The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.56% to 14.52.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.35% or 9.79 to $2,761.11 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.99% or 0.75 to hit $74.69 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.89% or 0.70 to trade at $78.30 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 107.90.