Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the DAX Telecom, DAX Software and DAX Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher while losses in the DAX Construction, DAX Technology and DAX Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.90% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index declined 0.13%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe), which rose 7.57% or 2.98 points to trade at 42.37 at the close. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) added 4.93% or 2.56 points to end at 54.52 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) was up 4.65% or 1.43 points to 32.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA), which fell 3.17% or 1.39 points to trade at 42.39 in late trade. Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG) declined 3.01% or 2.10 points to end at 67.74 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) down 1.65% or 0.55 points to 32.51.
The top performers on the MDAX were Traton SE (ETR:8TRA) which rose 6.80% to 29.85, Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which was up 1.92% to settle at 67.02 and Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO Pref (ETR:FPE3_p) which gained 1.80% to close at 42.96.
The worst performers were AUTO1 Group SE (ETR:AG1G) which was down 3.74% to 18.00 in late trade, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which lost 3.21% to settle at 120.50 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 2.87% to 43.94 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which rose 4.65% to 32.20, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was up 1.76% to settle at 11.00 and SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which gained 1.75% to close at 267.20.
The worst performers were Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which was down 3.17% to 42.39 in late trade, Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which lost 2.87% to settle at 43.94 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 2.57% to 24.28 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 309 to 292 and 49 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.65% or 1.43 to 32.20. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.65% or 1.43 to 32.20. Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; up 1.75% or 4.60 to 267.20.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 5.93% to 15.50.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.39 to $2,794.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.69% or 0.51 to hit $73.26 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.33 to trade at $76.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 107.74.