Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Construction and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.39%, while the MDAX index declined 0.08%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG NA O.N. (DE:ADSGN), which rose 8.61% or 7.070 points to trade at 89.210 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) added 2.64% or 1.800 points to end at 70.050 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was up 2.14% or 1.700 points to 81.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which fell 3.84% or 0.540 points to trade at 13.510 at the close. Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) declined 2.94% or 2.950 points to end at 97.500 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 2.63% or 0.490 points to 18.175.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which rose 6.88% to 60.160, Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was up 4.73% to settle at 44.65 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (DE:SY1G) which gained 2.25% to close at 61.480.
The worst performers were Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) which was down 7.27% to 49.900 in late trade, Salzgitter AG O.N. (DE:SZGG) which lost 4.56% to settle at 25.980 and Leoni AG NA O.N. (DE:LEOGn) which was down 3.78% to 36.135 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Kontron AG O.N. (DE:KBCG) which rose 5.34% to 3.612, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was up 4.01% to settle at 68.760 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 3.78% to close at 42.325.
The worst performers were LPKF Laser & Electronics (DE:LPKG) which was down 1.98% to 8.666 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which lost 1.20% to settle at 5.612 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 1.20% to 36.240 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 360 to 325 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG NA O.N. (DE:ADSGN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.61% or 7.070 to 89.210. Shares in Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.88% or 3.870 to 60.160. Shares in Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) rose to all time highs; up 4.73% or 2.02 to 44.65. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.78% or 1.540 to 42.325.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.48% to 20.59.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1106.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.67% or 0.31 to hit $46.01 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $48.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.0875, while EUR/GBP rose 1.02% to 0.7136.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 98.09.