Stock Market Overview: Germany

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Transportation & Logistics, Food & Beverages, and Telecoms sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Frankfurt:
– The DAX added 0.39%.
– The MDAX index gained 0.60%.
– The TecDAX index increased by 0.28%.

Top Performers of the DAX:

1. Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p): +3.07% (up 2.06 points to 69.16)
2. Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG): +2.79% (up 3.55 points to 130.60)
3. Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG): +2.30% (up 11.30 points to 503.40)

Worst Performers of the DAX:

1. Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G): -2.99% (down 3.45 points to 112.10)
2. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn): -2.40% (down 0.39 points to 15.79)
3. Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG): -2.02% (down 3.20 points to 155.50)

Top Performers of the MDAX:

1. Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC): +4.86% (to 149.00)
2. HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG): +4.58% (to 8.91)
3. SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co KgaA (ETR:1SXP): +4.10% (to 31.96)

Worst Performers of the MDAX:

1. Bilfinger SE O.N. (ETR:GBFG): -10.99% (to 44.15)
2. Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn): -4.78% (to 259.00)
3. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG): -2.08% (to 61.25)

Top Performers of the TecDAX:

1. SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G): +3.28% (to 15.42)
2. Hensoldt AG (ETR:HAGG): +3.16% (to 31.96)
3. Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn): +1.96% (to 59.95)

Worst Performers of the TecDAX:

1. Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG): -2.60% (to 127.40)
2. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG): -2.08% (to 61.25)
3. Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n): -2.00% (to 93.20)

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 312 to 290, with 32 ending unchanged.

The DAX volatility index, which measures implied volatility of DAX options, increased by 1.62% to 17.52.

Commodities:
– Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.49% (up 13.45 to $2,742.85 a troy ounce).
– Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.99% (down 0.70 to $70.07 a barrel).
– December Brent oil contract fell 0.87% (down 0.65 to $74.31 a barrel).

Forex:
– EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.08.
– EUR/GBP remained unchanged 0.10% to 0.83.
– The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.07.