Germany Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Software, and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt:
– The DAX gained 0.64% to hit a new all-time high.
– The MDAX index added 1.20%.
– The TecDAX index gained 1.22%.

Top Performers of the DAX

1. Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN): rose 2.03% or 4.60 points to trade at 231.60.
2. SAP SE (ETR:SAPG): added 1.96% or 3.82 points to end at 199.02.
3. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p): up 1.76% or 4.30 points to 248.70.

Worst Performers of the DAX

1. Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn): fell 1.73% or 0.54 points to trade at 30.66.
2. E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn): declined 1.17% or 0.15 points to end at 12.70.
3. Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:HNRGn): down 0.97% or 2.50 points to 255.30.

Top Performers of the MDAX

1. Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER): rose 12.21% to 26.37.
2. Gerresheimer AG (ETR:GXIG): up 7.54% to settle at 101.30.
3. Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn): gained 3.93% to close at 17.58.

Worst Performers of the MDAX

1. Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1): down 5.82% to 2.25.
2. Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG): lost 3.58% to settle at 14.54.
3. LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:LEGn): down 2.07% to 85.34 at the close.

Top Performers of the TecDAX

1. Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn): rose 8.49% to 57.50.
2. Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG): up 3.93% to settle at 82.00.
3. Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn): gained 3.93% to close at 17.58.

Worst Performers of the TecDAX

1. Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG): down 3.26% to 43.34.
2. United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI): lost 0.88% to settle at 19.13.
3. 11 AG (ETR:1U1): down 0.84% to 14.22 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 403 to 202, with 35 ending unchanged.

Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all-time highs, rising 1.96% or 3.82 to 199.02.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.44% to 14.50.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.67% or 17.00 to $2,554.80 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.40 to hit $75.92 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract rose 1.37% or 1.06 to trade at $78.64 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.11.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.29% to 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 101.28.