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

Frankfurt closed with the index falling 0.67% and losing 0.43% respectively. The index also fell by 1.08%.

RWE AG ST O.N. were the top performers in the session. (DE:), which rose by 4.66% to trade at 38.600, or 1.720 point at the close. Meanwhile, Continental AG O.N. O.N. Delivery Hero AG In late trade, the DE: was up by 3.16% (or 1.57 points) to 51.24

Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. were the worst-performing session participants. (DE:), fell 2.61% or 0.8565 points to trade on 32.330 at close. Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:) fell 2.13%, or 0.805 point to finish at 37.075 Siemens AG Class N (DE) fell 2.13%, or 3.04 points, to 139.50.

Top performers in the MDAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. O.N. Aurubis AG (DE:) which was up 2.63% to settle at 105.450 and K&S AG (DE:) which gained 2.21% to close at 20.840.

Gerresheimer AG, DE: was the worst performer. It fell 3.19% to 72.850 late trade. Lanxess AG (DE :), which fell 2.89% to 53.000, and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG AG(DE :), which dropped 2.72% at 13.6000.

These were the top performers of the TecDAX Qiagen NV (DE) rose by 1.10% and reached 43.340 Use Freenet AG NA (DE) was at 25.710, up 0.98% Vantage Towers AG (DE) which saw a 0.68% increase to 29.44

They were among the most disappointing. Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:) which was down 5.14% to 24.550 in late trade, S&T AG (DE:) which lost 3.87% to settle at 15.15 and Suse SA (DE) was at its lowest point of 3.08%, falling to 25,20 by the end.

On the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing by 460 to 232, while 78 ended unaffected.

RWE AG ST O.N. shares rose to 52-week highs Shares in RWE AG ST. O.N. (DE:), rose to 52 week highs, gaining 4.66% (1.720 to 38.600). Gerresheimer AG shares (DE:), fell to 52 week lows, losing 3.19% (2.400) to 72.850. Aurubis AG(DE:) shares rose to their highest levels ever; up 2.3%, or 2.700, to 105.450. Shares in K&S AG (DE:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.21% or 0.450 to 20.840. Morphosys AG O.N. shares rose to new highs (DE:), fell to 5-year lowest levels; down 5.14%, or 1.330 to 24.555. Freenet AG NA (DE) shares rose to new 3-year highs, rising 0.98% (0.250 to 25.710). Suse SA’s shares (DE:), fell 3.08% to an all-time low, 0.80 to 25,.20.

The, which is used to measure implied volatility for DAX options was 7.87% higher than 27.83.

For April delivery, Gold Futures rose 1.59% to 29.80 and reached $1901.30 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil delivery for March dropped 2.52%, or 2.36, to $91.30 per barrel. The April Brent oil contract, however, fell 2.39%, or 2.27, to trade at $92.54 per barrel.

EUR/USD dropped 0.14% at 1.1358. EUR/GBP was 0.431% lower at 0.8336.

At 95.838, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.15%.