Market Summary

Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Construction, and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors weighed on shares.

Index Performance

At the close in Frankfurt:
– DAX fell 1.09%
– MDAX index declined 1.58%
– TecDAX index declined 1.83%

Top Gainers on DAX

1. Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p) rose 1.08% to 89.88
2. Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) gained 0.62% to 16.33
3. Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) increased 0.45% to 38.99

Top Losers on DAX

1. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell 3.52% to 235.90
2. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) declined 3.48% to 29.72
3. Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe) was down 2.61% to 38.05

MDAX Performance

Top Performers

1. Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) rose 5.70% to 37.25
2. Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p) up 2.15% to 24.76
3. Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO Pref (ETR:FPE3_p) gained 1.44% to 42.28

Worst Performers

1. Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) down 6.88% to 222.00
2. Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) lost 5.78% to 35.36
3. SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co KgaA (ETR:1SXP) down 5.64% to 30.12

TecDAX Performance

Top Performers

1. SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) rose 0.91% to 16.56
2. PNE Wind AG (ETR:PNEGn) up 0.67% to 12.04
3. Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) gained 0.45% to 38.99

Worst Performers

1. SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) down 7.10% to 56.30
2. Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) lost 6.35% to 54.60
3. Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) down 4.77% to 40.30

Market Trends

Overall, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by a margin of 473 to 148, with 21 stocks remaining unchanged.

Shares in Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) dropped to 52-week lows, losing 6.35% or 3.70 to 54.60.

The DAX volatility index rose 0.80% to 17.36.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December delivery) rose 0.55% to $2,796.35 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil (December delivery) rose 2.08% to $68.61 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract gained 1.99% to $72.14 a barrel.

Currency Trading

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.09
• EUR/GBP unchanged 0.52% to 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures down 0.24% to 103.94.