⏳ Final hours! Save up to 60% OFF InvestingProCLAIM SALE

Germany shares higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.23%

Published 24-08-2018, 09:45 pm
© Reuters.  Germany shares higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.23%
DE40
-
CONG
-
CECG
-
TKAG
-
BEIG
-
WCHG
-
RWEG
-
NDXG
-
DLGS
-
CXPDX
-
CXPEX
-
CXPHX
-
MDAXI
-
TECDAX
-
V1XI
-
EVDG
-
JUNG_p
-
COKG
-
MDG1k
-
AM3D
-
WAFGn
-
VNAn
-
1COVG
-
UN0k
-
DHER
-

Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Media, Basic Resources and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.23%, while the MDAX index gained 0.20%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.68%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Covestro AG (DE:1COV), which rose 1.16% or 0.900 points to trade at 78.620 at the close. Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) added 0.97% or 1.50 points to end at 155.45 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was up 0.94% or 0.185 points to 19.850 in late trade.

Biggest losers included RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which lost 0.46% or 0.100 points to trade at 21.630 in late trade. Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) declined 0.41% or 0.18 points to end at 43.79 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG) shed 0.40% or 0.400 points to 100.300.

The top performers on the MDAX were CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which rose 7.38% to 39.000, Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER) which was up 3.44% to settle at 48.78 and Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which gained 3.41% to close at 125.80.

The worst performers were Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which was down 1.29% to 30.580 in late trade, Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which lost 0.65% to settle at 6.436 and Uniper SE (DE:UN01) which was down 0.62% to 25.790 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which rose 4.80% to 9.216, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 3.50% to settle at 130.100 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 3.35% to close at 18.690.

The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 2.68% to 14.900 in late trade, Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which lost 2.47% to settle at 39.540 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 1.56% to 22.15 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 401 to 281 and 95 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.15% to 14.54.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.68% or 20.00 to $1214.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.81% or 1.23 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.86% or 1.39 to trade at $76.12 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.79% to 1.1631, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.9041.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.58% at 95.00.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.