© Reuters. Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX 30 up 0.74%
Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the , , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, Germany, it gained 0.74%, while the index added 0.16%, and it gained 0.88%.
The best performers of the session were Commerzbank AG (ETR:), which rose 2.98% or 0.32 points to trade at 11.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon (ETR:) was up 2.26% or 0.85 points to end at 38.45 and SAP AG (ETR:) was up 1.94% or 2.44 points to 127.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:), which fell 0.91% or 0.30 points to trade at 32.74 at the close. BASF AG (ETR:) declined 0.65% or 0.31 points to end at 46.43 and Merck & Co (ETR:) was down 0.57% or 0.85 points to 148.85 at the close.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR: ), which rose 3.40% to 30.44, Bechtle AG (ETR: ), which was up 2.76% to settle at 37.91 and TeamViewer AG (ETR: ). Up 2.71% to close at 14.76.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) which was down 4.67% to 89.75 in late trade, Duerr AG (ETR:) which lost 2.61% to settle at 27.64 and Krones (ETR:) which was down 2.15% The closing price was 104.80.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Siltronic AG (ETR: ), which rose 4.18% to 73.55, Aixtron SE (ETR: ), which was up 3.40% at the close at 30.44 and Bechtle AG (ETR: ), which rose 2.76%, closing at 37.91.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) which was down 4.67% to 89.75 in late trade, Morphosys (ETR:) which was down 1.29% to settle at 26.78 and Evotec AG (ETR:) which was down 1.05% The closing price was 21.58.
359 stocks on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange rose, outnumbering the number of stocks that closed down – 292, while 94 stocks remained unchanged, basically flat.
Shares in SAP Corporation (ETR:) rose to hit one-year highs; up 1.94% or 2.44 to 127.92 at the close.
A measure of implied volatility for DAX 30 options fell 1.69 percent to 15.09.
Gold futures options for August delivery rose 0.05%, or 0.95 points, to $1,962.65. For the rest of the futures, the WTI crude oil futures contract for August delivery rose 0.49% (0.37 points) to $76.12, while the September London Brent crude oil futures contract rose 0.51% (0.41) to trade at $80.52.
EUR/USD rose 0.70% to 1.12; while EUR/GBP was little changed at 0.30% to 0.85.
U.S. dollar index futures fell 0.61% to 99.58.
2023-07-13 17:15:00
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