German stocks rise at close of trade; The DAX rose 0.64% by Investing.com

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the index gained 0.64% to hit a new all-time high, while the index added 1.20% and the index added 1.22%.

The best performers of the session were Adidas AG (ETR: ), which rose 2.03% or 4.60 points to trade at 231.60 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (ETR: ) was up 1.96% or 3.82 points to end at 199.02 and Sartorius AG VZO ON (ETR: ) was up 1.76% or 4.30 points to 248.70 at the end of trading.

The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (ETR: ), which declined 1.73% or 0.54 points to trade at 30.66 at the close. E.ON SE (ETR: ) declined 1.17% or 0.15 points to end at 12.70 and Hanover Rueck SE (ETR: ) declined 0.97% or 2.50 points to end at 255.30.

The top performers on the MDAX were Delivery Hero AG (ETR: ) which rose 12.21% to 26.37, Gerresheimer AG (ETR: ) which rose 7.54% to settle at 101.30 and Aixtron SE (ETR: ) which gained 3.93% to close at 17.58.

The worst performers were Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR: ) which fell 5.82% to 2.25 in late trade, Tag Immobilien AG (ETR: ) which lost 3.58% to settle at 14.54 and LEG Immobilien AG (ETR: ) which fell 2.07% to 85.34 at the close.

Top performers on the TecDAX were Suess Microtec NA ON (ETR: ) which rose 8.49% to 57.50, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR: ) which rose 3.93% to settle at 82, 00 and Aixtron SE (ETR: ) which gained 3.93% to close at 17.58.

The worst performers were Eckert & Ziegler AG ON (ETR: ), which fell 3.26% to 43.34 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (ETR: ) which lost 0.88% to settle at 19.13 and 11 AG (ETR: ) which declined 0.84% ​​to 14.22 at the close.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 403 to 202, with 35 ending unchanged.

Shares in SAP SE (ETR:) rose to all-time highs; up 1.96% or 3.82 to 199.02.

which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, rose 2.44% to 14.50.

Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.67%, or 17.00, to $2,554.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude for October delivery rose 1.88%, or 1.40, to $75.92 a barrel, while the November Brent crude contract rose 1.37% or 1.06, to 78.64 dollars per barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.29% to 0.84.

US dollar index futures rose 0.28% to 101.28.