Final hours! Save up to 55% OFF InvestingProCLAIM SALE

Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.47%

Published 04/20/2020, 01:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.47%
DE40
-
CONG
-
FMEG
-
MRCG
-
MUVGn
-
RWEG
-
AIXGn
-
ARLG
-
PV
-
EONGn
-
CXPDX
-
CXPFX
-
CXPPX
-
MDAXI
-
TECDAX
-
V1XI
-
EVDG
-
NWOn
-
RAAd
-
SATG_p
-
JENGn
-
ZALG
-
TMV
-

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Media and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.47%, while the MDAX index added 0.47%, and the TecDAX index added 1.23%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG), which rose 4.05% or 2.620 points to trade at 67.250 at the close. Meanwhile, Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) added 2.75% or 5.35 points to end at 199.88 and Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG) was up 2.73% or 2.75 points to 103.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which fell 3.04% or 0.268 points to trade at 8.562 at the close. Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) declined 1.81% or 1.32 points to end at 71.78 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was down 1.50% or 0.380 points to 24.890.

The top performers on the MDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 6.52% to 245.000, TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was up 5.35% to settle at 41.88 and CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which gained 3.63% to close at 39.380.

The worst performers were Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which was down 4.27% to 14.800 in late trade, Rational AG (DE:RAAG) which lost 3.30% to settle at 484.00 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was down 2.97% to 42.40 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 6.52% to 245.000, TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was up 5.35% to settle at 41.88 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which gained 3.08% to close at 150.70.

The worst performers were New Work SE (DE:NWOn) which was down 4.43% to 194.00 in late trade, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which lost 2.51% to settle at 9.244 and Jenoptik AG (DE:JENGn) which was down 2.38% to 18.020 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 379 to 302 and 62 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.52% or 15.000 to 245.000. Shares in TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.35% or 2.12 to 41.88. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.52% or 15.000 to 245.000. Shares in TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) rose to all time highs; up 5.35% or 2.12 to 41.88.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.51% to 43.76.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.68% or 11.55 to $1710.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 10.55% or 2.64 to hit $22.39 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 5.48% or 1.54 to trade at $26.54 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.0864, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8720.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 99.977.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.