Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the DAX Technology, DAX Consumer & Cyclical and DAX Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.59% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index added 1.82%, and the TecDAX index added 1.98%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which rose 8.14% or 18.70 points to trade at 248.30 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) added 6.90% or 1.05 points to end at 16.34 and Siemens AG Class N (ETR:SIEGn) was up 5.33% or 9.20 points to 181.74 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which fell 1.61% or 7.90 points to trade at 484.30 in late trade. Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G) declined 1.22% or 1.50 points to end at 121.95 and Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) down 0.95% or 0.32 points to 33.35.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 6.21% to 9.10, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which was up 5.55% to settle at 39.97 and Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) which gained 5.18% to close at 66.00.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 0.92% to 14.05 in late trade, Scout24 AG (ETR:G24n) which lost 0.70% to settle at 77.80 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 0.44% to 27.02 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which rose 9.21% to 67.60, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which was up 8.14% to settle at 248.30 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which gained 4.31% to close at 67.70.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 0.92% to 14.05 in late trade, Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which lost 0.49% to settle at 26.35 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 0.44% to 27.02 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 402 to 219 and 28 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.90% or 1.05 to 16.34.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.86% to 14.95.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 5.00 to $2,689.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.24% or 1.56 to hit $68.13 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.98% or 1.44 to trade at $71.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 100.32.