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At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.43%, while the MDAX index fell 1.26%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA), which rose 5.97% or 2.50 points to trade at 44.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) added 4.65% or 0.96 points to end at 21.62 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) was up 2.41% or 0.64 points to 27.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn), which fell 8.74% or 5.50 points to trade at 57.44 at the close. BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN) declined 3.99% or 1.73 points to end at 41.47 and Covestro AG (ETR:1COV) was down 3.52% or 1.17 points to 32.10.
The top performers on the MDAX were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which rose 3.60% to 2.10, Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which was up 3.15% to settle at 20.46 and TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which gained 2.89% to close at 8.04.
The worst performers were K&S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which was down 4.96% to 21.09 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 4.35% to settle at 24.63 and Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which was down 3.51% to 104.60 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which rose 5.97% to 44.35, Suse SA (ETR:SUSEG) which was up 4.19% to settle at 15.65 and Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which gained 3.90% to close at 93.30.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 4.35% to 24.63 in late trade, Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which lost 3.42% to settle at 35.07 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which was down 3.02% to 23.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 412 to 253 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.74% or 5.50 to 57.44. Shares in Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.42% or 1.24 to 35.07.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.97% to 31.35.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.73% or 12.15 to $1,687.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.08% or 1.90 to hit $89.23 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.88% or 1.81 to trade at $94.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.65% to 0.98, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 112.45.
