Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Technology and Food & Beverages sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Telecoms and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.43% to hit a new 6-month high, while the MDAX index added 0.09%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 3.90% or 4.600 points to trade at 122.500 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) added 3.61% or 0.475 points to end at 13.650 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) was up 3.03% or 4.74 points to 161.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG), which lost 3.40% or 1.735 points to trade at 49.225 in late trade. Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) declined 3.31% or 2.440 points to end at 71.380 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) shed 1.14% or 0.170 points to 14.780.
The top performers on the MDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 5.17% to 91.080, Rocket Internet (DE:RKET) which was up 3.21% to settle at 23.16 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which gained 2.80% to close at 36.390.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 4.52% to 152.100 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 4.06% to settle at 22.240 and Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 3.87% to 65.900 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 5.17% to 91.080, Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was up 3.90% to settle at 122.500 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which gained 2.80% to close at 36.390.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 4.52% to 152.100 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 4.06% to settle at 22.240 and Qiagen NV (DE:QIA) which was down 3.85% to 34.440 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 421 to 289 and 69 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.21% to 12.59.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.07% or 0.85 to $1276.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.98 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $71.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1300, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8666.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 96.648.