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At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.35%, while the MDAX index climbed 1.24%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Covestro AG (ETR:1COV), which rose 5.56% or 2.65 points to trade at 50.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) added 4.50% or 1.26 points to end at 29.28 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was up 4.08% or 0.77 points to 19.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG), which fell 1.86% or 0.96 points to trade at 50.54 at the close. Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) declined 1.79% or 0.35 points to end at 19.40 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) was down 1.49% or 1.70 points to 112.55.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which rose 5.02% to 659.00, Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which was up 4.85% to settle at 9.85 and Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) which gained 4.13% to close at 30.28.
The worst performers were Knorr-Bremse AG (ETR:KBX) which was down 2.49% to 63.52 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which lost 1.68% to settle at 2.45 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 1.40% to 22.60 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) which rose 8.43% to 225.00, Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (ETR:VBKG) which was up 3.93% to settle at 38.87 and Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) which gained 3.34% to close at 29.67.
The worst performers were Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) which was down 1.86% to 50.54 in late trade, Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which lost 1.79% to settle at 19.40 and Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which was down 1.68% to 2.45 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 403 to 252 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Covestro AG (ETR:1COV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.56% or 2.65 to 50.30. Shares in Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) rose to all time highs; up 8.43% or 17.50 to 225.00. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.34% or 0.96 to 29.67.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.53% to 15.16.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.28% or 25.10 to $1,981.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.27% or 1.68 to hit $75.76 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.44 to trade at $79.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.73.
