© Reuters. Germany shares lower at close of trade; DAX 30 down 0.65%
Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, Germany, it fell 0.65% to hit a new 1-month low, while the index fell 1.33%, and the index fell 0.62%.
The best performers of the session were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:), which rose 0.81% or 2.00 points to trade at 249.40 at the close. Meanwhile, E.ON SE (ETR:) added 0.49% or 0.06 points to end at 11.19 and Qiagen NV (ETR:) was up 0.30% or 0.12 points to 39.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sartorius AG Vz (ETR:), which fell 3.75% or 13.80 points to trade at 354.20 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:) declined 3.68% or 1.01 points to end at 26.46 and Siemens Energy AG (ETR:) was down 2.45% or 0.33 points to 13.12 at the close.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR: ), which rose 1.16% to end at 34.96, Bechtle AG (ETR: ), which was up 0.95% at the close at 44.64 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR: ). Up 0.55% to close at 29.08.
The worst performers of the session were Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:) which was down 10.98% to 99.52 in late trade, Jungheinrich AG (ETR:) which lost 3.73% to settle at 28.38 and Vitesco Technologies Group AG (ETR:) which was down 3.55 %, the closing price was 74.80.
The top performers on the Technology Index (TecDAX: ) were United Internet AG (ETR: ), which rose 1.81% to 16.30, Aixtron SE (ETR: ), which was up 1.16% to settle at 34.96 and ADTRAN Holdingsa Inc (ETR: ) rose 0.96% to close at 7.56.
The worst performers were Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (ETR:) which was down 6.34% to 38.55 in late trade, Sartorius AG Vz (ETR:) which was down 3.75% to 354.20 and Carl Zeiss Medi (ETR:) which was down 1.93%, closing at 88.64.
479 stocks on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange fell, and the number exceeded the number of stocks that closed higher – 176. At the same time, 86 stocks did not rise or fall, basically flat.
Shares in Carl Zeiss Medi (ETR:) fell to 3-year lows; losing 1.93% or 1.74 to 88.64 at the close.
Implied volatility, a measure of DAX 30 options, rose 1.49 percent to 19.07, a near one-month high.
Gold futures options for December delivery rose 0.20%, or 3.75 points, to $1,918.95. For the rest of the futures, the September delivery WTI crude oil futures contract rose 1.27% (1.02 points), quoted at $81.41, while the October London Brent crude oil futures contract rose 0.90% (0.76), trading at $84.88.
EUR/USD did not rise or fall by 0.06%, and the exchange rate was 1.09; at the same time, EUR/GBP was basically flat by 0.01%, and the quotation was 0.85.
U.S. dollar index futures fell 0.23% to 103.23.
2023-08-18 17:15:00
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