Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Software, Technology and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Basic Resources, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.63% to hit a new 6-month high, while the MDAX index lost 0.13%, and the TecDAX index climbed 2.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were SAP SE (DE:SAPG), which rose 12.04% or 12.260 points to trade at 114.100 at the close. Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) added 8.22% or 10.150 points to end at 133.650 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was up 1.39% or 0.62 points to 45.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN), which lost 2.90% or 1.80 points to trade at 60.20 in late trade. E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) declined 2.21% or 0.217 points to end at 9.603 and Covestro AG (DE:1COV) shed 1.95% or 1.020 points to 51.220.
The top performers on the MDAX were Fielmann AG (DE:FIEG) which rose 2.37% to 60.550, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which was up 1.92% to settle at 159.000 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 1.78% to close at 33.150.
The worst performers were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 3.81% to 2.801 in late trade, Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which lost 2.96% to settle at 14.2550 and Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 2.75% to 32.500 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SAP SE (DE:SAPG) which rose 12.04% to 114.100, Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was up 8.22% to settle at 133.650 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 1.92% to close at 159.000.
The worst performers were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 4.49% to 8.72 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which lost 3.81% to settle at 2.801 and Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 2.75% to 32.500 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 379 to 317 and 82 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.85% to 14.09.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.39% or 4.95 to $1278.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.77% or 0.51 to hit $65.79 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.16% or 0.12 to trade at $74.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.1155, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8631.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 97.718.