Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 2.24% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index climbed 1.23%, and the TecDAX index gained 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were K & S AG NA O.N. (XETRA:SDFGN), which rose 4.20% or 1.325 points to trade at 32.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck KGAA O.N. (XETRA:MRCG) added 3.22% or 3.300 points to end at 105.900 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:VOWG_p) was up 3.01% or 7.450 points to 255.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (XETRA:DTEGn), which rose 0.20% or 0.035 points to trade at 17.185 at the close. Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (XETRA:LHAG) added 0.65% or 0.085 points to end at 13.125 and RWE AG ST O.N. (XETRA:RWEG) was up 1.00% or 0.235 points to 23.790.
The top performers on the MDAX were Duerr AG O.N. (XETRA:DUEG) which rose 3.10% to 104.750, Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (XETRA:SY1G) which was up 2.91% to settle at 61.240 and Tui AG NA (XETRA:TUIGn) which gained 2.66% to close at 16.770.
The worst performers were Rheinmetall AG (XETRA:RHMG) which was down 0.88% to 47.325 in late trade, Bilfinger SE O.N. (XETRA:GBFG) which lost 0.72% to settle at 52.150 and Kuka AG (XETRA:KU2G) which was down 0.52% to 74.240 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (XETRA:DRWG_p) which rose 4.30% to 111.550, Nemetschek AG O.N. (XETRA:NEKG) which was up 3.39% to settle at 131.300 and QSC AG NA O.N. (XETRA:QSCG) which gained 2.81% to close at 1.976.
The worst performers were PSI AG F.Pr.U.Sys. NA (XETRA:PSAGn) which was down 3.88% to 12.390 in late trade, LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) which lost 0.90% to settle at 13.175 and SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) which was down 0.83% to 11.950 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 514 to 229 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in K & S AG NA O.N. (XETRA:SDFGN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.20% or 1.325 to 32.840. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (XETRA:DTEGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.20% or 0.035 to 17.185. Shares in Merck KGAA O.N. (XETRA:MRCG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.22% or 3.300 to 105.900. Shares in Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:VOWG_p) rose to all time highs; up 3.01% or 7.450 to 255.200. Shares in Duerr AG O.N. (XETRA:DUEG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.10% or 3.150 to 104.750. Shares in Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (XETRA:SY1G) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.91% or 1.730 to 61.240. Shares in Tui AG NA (XETRA:TUIGn) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.66% or 0.435 to 16.770. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (XETRA:DRWG_p) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.30% or 4.600 to 111.550. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (XETRA:NEKG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.39% or 4.300 to 131.300.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.01.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.08% or 0.90 to $1153.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in May fell 2.68% or 1.26 to hit $45.80 a barrel, while the May Brent Oil contract fell 2.70% or 1.49 to trade at $53.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.01% to 1.0602, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.7146.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.83% at 99.88.