Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Software sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.08% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index added 0.25%, and the TecDAX index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Merck KGAA O.N. (XETRA:MRCG), which rose 2.25% or 2.070 points to trade at 94.270 at the close. Meanwhile, Allianz SE VNA O.N. (XETRA:ALVG) added 1.10% or 1.650 points to end at 151.250 and Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (XETRA:BMWG) was up 1.06% or 1.200 points to 114.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (XETRA:HEIG), which fell 2.02% or 1.440 points to trade at 69.690 at the close. E.ON SE NA (XETRA:EONGn) declined 1.77% or 0.255 points to end at 14.190 and Deutsche Boerse NA O.N. (XETRA:DB1Gn) was down 1.34% or 0.980 points to 71.920.
The top performers on the MDAX were Airbus Group (XETRA:AIRG) which rose 1.97% to 56.233, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (XETRA:BOSSn) which was up 1.39% to settle at 116.600 and Gagfah SA Nom. (XETRA:GFJG) which gained 1.33% to close at 20.975.
The worst performers were Elringklinger AG NA O.N. (XETRA:ZILGn) which was down 5.66% to 29.340 in late trade, Kion Group AG (XETRA:KGX) which lost 2.40% to settle at 38.00 and Rhoen-Klinikum O.N. (XETRA:RHKG) which was down 2.19% to 22.955 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) which rose 3.55% to 12.685, QSC AG NA O.N. (XETRA:QSCG) which was up 3.32% to settle at 1.869 and Nordex SE O.N. (XETRA:NDXG) which gained 3.10% to close at 19.285.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (XETRA:EVTG) which was down 2.55% to 3.750 in late trade, Morphosys AG O.N. (XETRA:MORG) which lost 1.73% to settle at 73.190 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (XETRA:COPMa) which was down 1.61% to 27.165 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 405 to 345 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Merck KGAA O.N. (XETRA:MRCG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.25% or 2.070 to 94.270. Shares in Allianz SE VNA O.N. (XETRA:ALVG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.10% or 1.650 to 151.250. Shares in Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (XETRA:BMWG) rose to all time highs; up 1.06% or 1.200 to 114.200. Shares in Airbus Group (XETRA:AIRG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.97% or 1.084 to 56.233. Shares in Gagfah SA Nom. (XETRA:GFJG) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.33% or 0.275 to 20.975. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (XETRA:NDXG) rose to 3-year highs; up 3.10% or 0.580 to 19.285.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 4.64% to 15.34.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.36% or 4.40 to $1208.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 1.05% or 0.52 to hit $50.28 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 3.88% or 2.42 to trade at $60.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.13% to 1.1180, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.7278.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 95.51.