Investing.com – Germany equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the DAX Technology, DAX Construction and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.36%, while the MDAX index fell 0.46%, and the TecDAX index declined 2.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which rose 1.94% or 0.46 points to trade at 24.21 at the close. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG) added 1.10% or 0.96 points to end at 88.54 and Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn) was up 0.49% or 0.31 points to 63.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 14.15% or 34.50 points to trade at 209.40 in late trade. Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) declined 5.62% or 2.31 points to end at 38.80 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) down 3.60% or 1.29 points to 34.69.
The top performers on the MDAX were Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA) which rose 2.75% to 31.44, Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which was up 2.53% to settle at 41.70 and GEA Group AG (ETR:G1AG) which gained 2.47% to close at 38.94.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was down 31.07% to 28.62 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 6.58% to settle at 19.08 and Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn) which was down 3.94% to 26.84 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 1.24% to 34.34, Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which was up 0.55% to settle at 91.15 and Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which gained 0.50% to close at 44.60.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was down 31.07% to 28.62 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which lost 14.15% to settle at 209.40 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 6.58% to 19.08 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 387 to 222 and 29 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-year lows; losing 14.15% or 34.50 to 209.40. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) fell to 52-week lows; down 31.07% or 12.90 to 28.62. Shares in Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.58% or 1.35 to 19.08. Shares in SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) fell to 52-week lows; losing 31.07% or 12.90 to 28.62. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-year lows; down 14.15% or 34.50 to 209.40. Shares in Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.58% or 1.35 to 19.08.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 5.61% to 16.83.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.07% or 1.75 to $2,345.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $80.62 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.08 to trade at $85.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 104.82.