Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Transportation & Logistics and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 1.35%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.42%, and the TecDAX index gained 1.23%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which rose 4.00% or 1.05 points to trade at 27.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) added 3.35% or 1.11 points to end at 34.21 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) was up 3.06% or 0.46 points to 15.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 2.20% or 4.60 points to trade at 204.50 at the close. Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) declined 0.45% or 0.24 points to end at 53.34 and Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (ETR:HNKG_p) was down 0.24% or 0.20 points to 82.34.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which rose 4.29% to 38.38, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 4.25% to settle at 21.08 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which gained 4.16% to close at 8.89.
The worst performers were Tui AG NA (ETR:TUI1n) which was down 4.16% to 6.27 in late trade, Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) which lost 3.03% to settle at 72.10 and Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which was down 2.90% to 2.01 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which rose 8.55% to 66.00, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 4.25% to settle at 21.08 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which gained 4.16% to close at 8.89.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which was down 2.20% to 204.50 in late trade, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which lost 1.28% to settle at 34.06 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 1.08% to 25.64 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 378 to 228 and 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.20% or 4.60 to 204.50. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.20% or 4.60 to 204.50.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 5.10% to 15.30.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.39% or 9.30 to $2,389.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.57% or 0.45 to hit $78.19 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.54% or 0.45 to trade at $82.18 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.11.