Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the declined 0.23%, while the index fell 0.74%, and the index fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the were Munich Reinsurance (ETR:), which rose 2.94% or 14.10 points to trade at 494.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:) added 2.91% or 7.30 points to end at 258.00 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) was up 1.68% or 0.45 points to 27.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:), which fell 3.68% or 18.40 points to trade at 481.00 at the close. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:) declined 2.61% or 0.93 points to end at 34.69 and Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (ETR:) was down 2.34% or 0.90 points to 37.57.
The top performers on the MDAX were Talanx AG NA O.N. (ETR:) which rose 2.53% to 75.10, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:) which was up 1.82% to settle at 139.50 and Aurubis AG (ETR:) which gained 0.94% to close at 64.15.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:) which was down 3.34% to 13.30 in late trade, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which lost 3.28% to settle at 28.86 and Hypoport AG (ETR:) which was down 3.04% to 274.40 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) which rose 1.68% to 27.20, Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:) which was up 0.74% to settle at 51.92 and Atoss Software AG (ETR:) which gained 0.45% to close at 133.80.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:) which was down 3.34% to 13.30 in late trade, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which lost 3.28% to settle at 28.86 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) which was down 3.20% to 16.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 361 to 253 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.68% or 0.45 to 27.20. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) rose to all time highs; up 1.68% or 0.45 to 27.20. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.20% or 0.55 to 16.65.
The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.31% to 17.64.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 16.85 to $2,642.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.98% or 2.18 to hit $75.42 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.02% or 2.31 to trade at $78.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.72.
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