Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.02%
Investing.com
Published Sep 19, 2017 12:15PM ET
Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.02%
Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Telecoms and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.02%, while the MDAX index gained 0.05%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn), which rose 3.12% or 0.470 points to trade at 15.555 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) added 2.01% or 0.450 points to end at 22.850 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was up 1.77% or 0.495 points to 28.435 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which fell 1.62% or 0.415 points to trade at 25.245 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 1.03% or 0.110 points to end at 10.580 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was down 0.99% or 1.95 points to 194.95.
The top performers on the MDAX were Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which rose 2.86% to 19.045, Covestro AG (DE:1COV) which was up 2.76% to settle at 71.820 and Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which gained 1.66% to close at 93.090.
The worst performers were Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was down 3.64% to 71.440 in late trade, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which lost 1.09% to settle at 38.425 and Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was down 0.92% to 55.000 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which rose 3.28% to 26.600, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 2.02% to settle at 95.460 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 1.52% to close at 74.350.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 0.96% to 12.850 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which lost 0.54% to settle at 51.980 and S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was down 0.48% to 18.781 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 394 to 363 and 29 ended unchanged.
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Shares in Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) rose to all time highs; up 3.28% or 0.845 to 26.600. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; rising 2.02% or 1.890 to 95.460. Shares in Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) rose to all time highs; up 1.52% or 1.110 to 74.350.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.84% to 11.75 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 2.04 to $1312.84 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.54% or 0.27 to hit $50.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.72% or 0.40 to trade at $55.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1981, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8862.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 91.65.
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