Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.40%

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

At the close in Frankfurt, the declined 0.40%, while the index gained 0.27%, and the index gained 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the were E.ON SE NA (DE:), which rose 1.29% or 0.116 points to trade at 9.078 at the close. Meanwhile, Linde PLC (DE:) added 1.21% or 2.250 points to end at 188.850 and Vonovia SE (DE:) was up 0.82% or 0.38 points to 46.63 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:), which fell 4.44% or 0.309 points to trade at 6.650 at the close. Covestro AG (DE:) declined 2.52% or 1.150 points to end at 44.520 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:) was down 2.23% or 1.480 points to 64.820.

The top performers on the MDAX were Bechtle AG (DE:) which rose 7.18% to 113.500, Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:) which was up 4.45% to settle at 34.730 and United Internet AG NA (DE:) which gained 3.34% to close at 30.350.

The worst performers were Leoni AG (DE:) which was down 8.19% to 11.655 in late trade, Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:) which lost 6.14% to settle at 5.320 and Aareal Bank AG (DE:) which was down 4.77% to 26.550 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Bechtle AG (DE:) which rose 7.18% to 113.500, United Internet AG NA (DE:) which was up 3.34% to settle at 30.350 and S&T AG (DE:) which gained 2.92% to close at 21.12.

The worst performers were Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:) which was down 3.96% to 53.350 in late trade, Jenoptik AG (DE:) which lost 2.08% to settle at 28.220 and Siltronic AG (DE:) which was down 1.58% to 79.900 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 403 to 259 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in Linde PLC (DE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.21% or 2.250 to 188.850. Shares in Bechtle AG (DE:) rose to all time highs; up 7.18% or 7.600 to 113.500. Shares in Bechtle AG (DE:) rose to all time highs; rising 7.18% or 7.600 to 113.500.

The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.46% to 13.92.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 8.95 to $1462.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.04% or 0.59 to hit $57.39 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.84% or 0.52 to trade at $62.58 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1002, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8567.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 98.220.

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