Germany Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Construction, and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt:
– The DAX declined 1.59%.
– The MDAX index lost 1.30%.
– The TecDAX index declined 1.37%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the DAX were:
– Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn): rose 1.33% or 2.70 points to trade at 206.00.
– E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn): added 0.95% or 0.13 points to end at 13.29.
– Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p): up 0.85% or 2.00 points to 237.50.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n): fell 6.69% or 1.71 points to 23.84.
– Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn): declined 3.54% or 1.07 points to 28.98.
– Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn): down 3.32% or 16.40 points to 477.30.

MDAX and TecDAX Highlights

MDAX

Top performers:
– Knorr-Bremse AG (ETR:KBX): rose 1.30% to 74.00.
– K+S AG (ETR:SDFGn): up 0.48% to 10.41.
– Rational AG (ETR:RAAG): gained 0.46% to close at 869.50.

Worst performers:
– Stroeer SE (ETR:SAXG): down 4.85% to 54.90.
– Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG): lost 4.73% to 13.90.
– Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX): down 4.67% to 32.26.

TecDAX

Top performers:
– Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p): rose 0.85% to 237.50.
– SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn): up 0.20% to 50.50.
– Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G): down 0.27% to 36.56.

Worst performers:
– Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG): down 11.01% to 118.00.
– SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G): lost 5.78% to 18.57.
– Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG): down 4.73% to 13.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 479 to 150, with 20 remaining unchanged.

• Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) rose to all-time highs.
• SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) fell to 5-year lows.
• Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) dropped to 52-week lows.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 8.97% to 17.66.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery: down 0.64% or 16.20 to $2,526.90 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for October delivery: fell 2.23% or 1.54 to hit $67.61 a barrel.
• Brent oil for November: down 2.24% or 1.63 to trade at $71.06.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.11.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84.
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.12% at 101.20.