Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Software, Retail and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.27%, while the MDAX index lost 0.69%, and the TecDAX index fell 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn), which rose 2.52% or 0.416 points to trade at 16.910 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) added 1.75% or 1.630 points to end at 94.900 and Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) was up 1.35% or 1.215 points to 91.160 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zalando SE (DE:ZALG), which fell 3.92% or 3.37 points to trade at 82.53 at the close. SAP SE (DE:SAPG) declined 3.34% or 4.210 points to end at 121.780 and Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER) was down 2.57% or 3.30 points to 125.00.
The top performers on the MDAX were K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) which rose 4.50% to 15.758, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was up 3.89% to settle at 58.200 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) which gained 3.77% to close at 11.290.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was down 8.27% to 11.97 in late trade, Hypoport AG (DE:HYQGn) which lost 7.09% to settle at 511.000 and Scout24 AG (DE:G24n) which was down 5.94% to 60.780 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) which rose 2.52% to 16.910, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was up 2.46% to settle at 2.456 and Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which gained 2.28% to close at 23.330.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was down 8.27% to 11.97 in late trade, Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:EUZG) which lost 6.01% to settle at 101.700 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 5.06% to 34.820 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 361 to 349 and 65 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.35% or 1.215 to 91.160. Shares in K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.50% or 0.678 to 15.758. Shares in TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) fell to all time lows; falling 8.27% or 1.08 to 11.97. Shares in TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) fell to all time lows; falling 8.27% or 1.08 to 11.97. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.06% or 1.855 to 34.820.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.74% to 17.49.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.04% or 37.85 to $1813.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.41% or 0.31 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.43% or 0.34 to trade at $79.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.1253, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8394.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 96.377.