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© Reuters. Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.02%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the gained 0.02% to hit a new all time high, while the index lost 0.25%, and the index added 0.73%.

The best performers of the session on the were Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:), which rose 5.60% or 3.38 points to trade at 63.78 at the close. Meanwhile, HelloFresh SE (DE:) added 3.27% or 2.86 points to end at 90.34 and Merck KGaA (DE:) was up 1.98% or 4.25 points to 219.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:), which fell 2.55% or 0.960 points to trade at 36.725 at the close. MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:) declined 2.38% or 4.65 points to end at 190.45 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:) was down 2.03% or 1.180 points to 56.930.

The top performers on the MDAX were K&S AG (DE:) which rose 4.12% to 15.240, Cancom SE O.N. (DE:) which was up 2.23% to settle at 63.380 and Knorr-Bremse AG (DE:) which gained 2.06% to close at 94.24.

The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:) which was down 2.82% to 40.390 in late trade, TeamViewer AG (DE:) which lost 2.30% to settle at 13.58 and CTS Eventim AG (DE:) which was down 2.27% to 63.720 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:) which rose 5.60% to 63.78, S&T AG (DE:) which was up 2.26% to settle at 20.38 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:) which gained 2.23% to close at 63.380.

The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:) which was down 2.82% to 40.390 in late trade, TeamViewer AG (DE:) which lost 2.30% to settle at 13.58 and Freenet AG NA (DE:) which was down 1.88% to 23.025 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 411 to 281 and 82 ended unchanged.

Shares in Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.60% or 3.38 to 63.78. Shares in Merck KGaA (DE:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.98% or 4.25 to 219.20. Shares in Cancom SE O.N. (DE:) rose to all time highs; up 2.23% or 1.380 to 63.380. Shares in Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:) rose to all time highs; rising 5.60% or 3.38 to 63.78. Shares in Cancom SE O.N. (DE:) rose to all time highs; up 2.23% or 1.380 to 63.380.

The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.82% to 15.66.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.78% or 14.45 to $1868.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.97% or 1.57 to hit $78.17 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.63% or 1.34 to trade at $81.09 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1322, while EUR/GBP fell 0.35% to 0.8399.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 95.812.

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Shares of Braze Inc opened 34% above their offer price in market debut on Wednesday, fetching a valuation of nearly $8 billion for the New York-based customer engagement platform.

(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)

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Over 100,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses during the 12-month period ending April 2021, setting a grim record, according to data published on Wednesday.

That marks a 28.5% jump from the previous year, with deaths from opioids such as fentanyl, which can be 100 times more potent than morphine, and psychostimulants including methamphetamine helping drive the increase, provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed.

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“As we continue to make strides to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot overlook this epidemic of loss, which has touched families and communities across the country,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement.

Data in July showed https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-drug-overdose-deaths-rise-30-record-during-pandemic-2021-07-14 that last year’s drug overdoses jumped 30% as pandemic lockdowns made getting treatment difficult and dealers laced more drugs with fentanyl or copycat versions of the potent opioid.

Drug suppliers more frequently mixed the powerful synthetic opioid with cocaine and methamphetamine to boost their effects, health officials said. Even minuscule amounts of fentanyl make the drugs far more dangerous to users.

The new data showed that deaths from cocaine and prescription pain drugs also increased compared to the previous year.

The U.S. states with the biggest percentage spike in overdose deaths were Vermont at 70%, followed by West Virginia (62.2%) and Kentucky (54.5%).

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

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(BTC) bounced at the pivotal $58,400 during Nov. 17 as the day continued choppy price action.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD abruptly reversing after its fourth wick below $59,000 in 24 hours.