© Reuters. Germany shares lower at close of trade; DAX 30 down 0.68%
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, Germany, it fell 0.68%, while the index lost 0.73%, and the index fell 1.07%.
The best performers of the session were Covestro AG (ETR:), which rose 3.53% or 1.68 points to trade at 49.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Symrise AG (ETR:) was up 1.89% or 1.72 points to end at 92.60 and Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:) was up 1.32% or 2.55 points to 196.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:), which fell 3.34% or 1.12 points to trade at 32.38 at the close. Infineon (ETR:) declined 2.49% or 0.82 points to end at 32.05 and SAP AG (ETR:) was down 2.22% or 2.86 points to 126.02 at the close.
The top performers on the MidCap Index (MDAX: ) were Jenoptik AG (ETR: ), which rose 2.05% to end at 25.88, Talanx (ETR: ), which was up 1.73% at the close at 61.70 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR: ). Up 1.47% to close at 106.80.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (ETR: ) which was down 3.63% to 34.81 in late trade, Stroeer SE (ETR: ) which lost 3.50% to settle at 41.36 and Thyssenkrupp (ETR: ) which was down 3.32 %, the closing price was 6.81.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Jenoptik AG (ETR: ), which rose 2.05% to end at 25.88, Kontron AG (ETR: ), which was up 1.43% to settle at 19.84 and Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (ETR: ) rose 0.40% to trade at 40.50 at the close.
The worst performers of the session were Aixtron SE (ETR:) which was down 3.63% to 34.81 in late trade, ATOSS Software AG (ETR:) which was down 3.10% to settle at 219.00 and Morphosys (ETR:) which was down 3.10% to be at 219.00 in late trade. The price is 29.09.
397 stocks on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange fell, and the number exceeded the number of stocks that closed higher – 236. At the same time, 105 stocks did not rise or fall, basically flat.
Shares in Talanx (ETR:) rose to all time highs; up 1.73% or 1.05 to 61.70 at the close.
Implied volatility, a measure of DAX 30 options, rose 1.17 percent to 17.23.
Gold futures options for December delivery fell 0.13%, or 2.45 points, to $1,945.65. For the rest of the futures, the WTI crude oil futures contract for October delivery rose 0.33% (0.26 points) to trade at $79.15, while the October London Brent crude oil futures contract rose 0.28% (0.23) to trade at $83.44.
EUR/USD did not rise or fall by 0.34%, and the exchange rate was 1.08; at the same time, EUR/GBP was basically flat at 0.43%, with a quotation of 0.86.
U.S. dollar index futures rose 0.45% to 103.80.
2023-08-24 17:15:00
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