Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer & Cyclical and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.24%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.04%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 2.45% or 3.600 points to trade at 150.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) added 2.34% or 0.390 points to end at 17.070 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 1.85% or 5.15 points to 284.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn), which fell 1.06% or 2.40 points to trade at 223.40 at the close. Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) declined 0.89% or 1.150 points to end at 128.250 and Covestro AG (DE:1COV) was down 0.78% or 0.330 points to 42.180.
The top performers on the MDAX were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which rose 4.23% to 38.910, Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was up 3.61% to settle at 26.690 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 2.83% to close at 26.130.
The worst performers were Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which was down 2.71% to 26.570 in late trade, RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which lost 2.63% to settle at 44.380 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which was down 1.72% to 11.9950 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) which rose 4.55% to 40.88, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was up 4.23% to settle at 38.9100 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which gained 3.76% to close at 50.450.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 4.35% to 12.100 in late trade, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which lost 0.98% to settle at 26.280 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 0.93% to 10.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 350 to 326 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) rose to all time highs; up 1.85% or 5.15 to 284.10. Shares in Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.23% or 1.580 to 38.910. Shares in Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.71% or 0.740 to 26.570. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.83% or 0.720 to 26.130. Shares in Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.72% or 0.2100 to 11.9950. Shares in Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.23% or 1.5800 to 38.9100.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.48% to 14.71.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.02% or 0.25 to $1426.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.20% or 0.67 to hit $56.30 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.39% or 0.87 to trade at $63.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1218, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8986.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.898.