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 losing 0.07% and the market declining 0.62%. The index also lost 0.55%.

These were the best performers of the session Daimler Truck Holding AG (DE) traded at 25.71 after the close, up 7.08%. That’s 1.70 more points. Meanwhile, Linde PLC Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. and DE: (DE) gained 1.85% or 5.20 point to reach 286.70. In late trade, (DE:) traded up 1.78% (0.54 points) to reach 30.57

These were the worst performers of the session. Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:), fell 4.39% to 53.12, or 2.44 point at the close. Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:) declined 2.50% or 1.58 points to end at 61.70 and Siemens Healthineers AG (DE): The decline in the number of points was 2.49%, or 1.38 to 54.00.

These were the top performers on MDAX Rheinmetall AG (DE:), which rose 8.45% towards 195.15 Aixtron SE (DE:), which was up 2.09%, settled at 20.53 United Internet AG NA (DE) closed at 31.29 after gaining 1.46%.

These were the worst performers Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO, which fell 16.97% and was at 25.54 by late trade Kion Group AG (DE) — which dropped 13.04% to settle in at 62.04 Duerr AG (DE) was at 29.86, down 4.2% from the previous close.

These were the top performers of the TecDAX Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:) which rose 9.08% to 26.07, S&T AG (DE:) which was up 3.74% to settle at 16.90 and Aixtron SE (DE:) which gained 2.09% to close at 20.53.

These were the worst performers Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:), which fell 4.21% to 56.85 during late trade Nagarro SE (DE:), which fell 3.64% and settled at 145.50 Evotec AG O.N. O.N.

On the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing by 409 to 272, while 88 ended unaffected.

Shares in Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.50% or 1.58 to 61.70. Rheinmetall AG’s shares (DE:), rose 8.45% to record highs. This was an increase of 15.20 to 95.15. The shares of Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO(DE:) dropped to their 52-week lowest point, down 16.97% (or 5.22 to 25.54). Kion Group AG’s shares fell by 13.04%, or 9.30 to 62% to reach 52 week lows.

The, which tracks the implied volatility of DAX Options, increased by 1.11% to 30,85

For April delivery, gold futures rose 1.45% to $1,965.30 per troy an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 1.79 percent or 1.56% to $113.14 per barrel. The May Brent oil contract dropped 1.42%, or 1.73, to trade at $119.87 per barrel.

EUR/USD was steady at 1.10 (0.07%), while EUR/GBP was constant at 0.19 to 0.83.

At 98.84, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.2%