Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Food & Beverages and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.66%, while the MDAX index added 0.51%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 3.61% or 0.690 points to trade at 19.815 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) added 3.04% or 0.355 points to end at 12.025 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was up 2.52% or 4.700 points to 191.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn), which fell 2.83% or 0.465 points to trade at 15.965 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 1.72% or 1.500 points to end at 85.650 and Deutsche Boerse NA O.N. (DE:DB1Gn) was down 0.29% or 0.230 points to 79.070.
The top performers on the MDAX were Salzgitter AG O.N. (DE:SZGG) which rose 3.76% to 27.455, Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which was up 2.14% to settle at 12.195 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which gained 2.11% to close at 27.15.
The worst performers were Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which was down 3.20% to 33.300 in late trade, Kuka AG (DE:KU2G) which lost 1.55% to settle at 107.850 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was down 1.12% to 55.560 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which rose 3.60% to 39.410, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was up 2.13% to settle at 34.315 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 1.76% to close at 40.500.
The worst performers were Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which was down 1.10% to 84.830 in late trade, GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which lost 1.10% to settle at 21.120 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was down 0.99% to 42.485 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 527 to 299 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.14% or 0.255 to 12.195. Shares in CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.60% or 1.370 to 39.410. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; up 2.13% or 0.715 to 34.315.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.51% to 19.47.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.19% or 2.30 to $1221.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $49.61 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.07 to trade at $49.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1176, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.7623.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 95.26.