Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Technology and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.93%, while the MDAX index gained 0.56%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN), which rose 5.53% or 8.84 points to trade at 168.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) added 3.58% or 8.60 points to end at 249.10 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) was up 2.71% or 8.90 points to 337.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:FREG), which fell 1.51% or 0.39 points to trade at 25.44 at the close. Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G) declined 0.87% or 0.80 points to end at 91.32 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was down 0.64% or 0.12 points to 18.56.
The top performers on the MDAX were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (ETR:PSMGn) which rose 5.38% to 8.58, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 5.18% to settle at 29.26 and Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which gained 4.75% to close at 122.40.
The worst performers were CTS Eventim AG (ETR:EVDG) which was down 8.87% to 64.70 in late trade, Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which lost 4.78% to settle at 1.10 and United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 3.71% to 12.97 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 5.18% to 29.26, ADTRAN Holdingsa Inc (ETR:QH9) which was up 3.66% to settle at 9.07 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which gained 2.71% to close at 337.30.
The worst performers were CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which was down 4.69% to 46.34 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which lost 3.71% to settle at 12.97 and Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (ETR:O2Dn) which was down 1.56% to 2.58 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 410 to 257 and 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G) fell to 3-years lows; down 0.87% or 0.80 to 91.32. Shares in United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.71% or 0.50 to 12.97. Shares in United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.71% or 0.50 to 12.97.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.62% to 14.69.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.39% or 7.65 to $1,969.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.92% or 2.75 to hit $67.42 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.52% or 2.63 to trade at $72.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 103.28.