Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Software, Basic Resources and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.41%, while the MDAX index lost 0.36%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG), which rose 1.59% or 0.420 points to trade at 26.910 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) added 0.46% or 0.500 points to end at 109.550 and Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) was up 0.44% or 0.85 points to 192.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which fell 2.90% or 5.14 points to trade at 172.14 at the close. Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) declined 1.51% or 0.440 points to end at 28.700 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was down 1.24% or 2.80 points to 222.20.
The top performers on the MDAX were GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which rose 3.17% to 32.860, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (DE:PBBG) which was up 1.89% to settle at 12.96 and Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which gained 0.95% to close at 111.650.
The worst performers were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 4.13% to 0.14 in late trade, Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which lost 2.61% to settle at 57.800 and Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which was down 2.40% to 90.610 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 1.41% to 129.200, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which was up 1.22% to settle at 124.70 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 1.18% to close at 19.800.
The worst performers were Software AG (DE:SOWG) which was down 6.13% to 40.120 in late trade, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which lost 2.17% to settle at 146.450 and Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was down 2.13% to 16.275 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 376 to 315 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) fell to all time lows; down 4.13% or 0.01 to 0.14. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.41% or 1.800 to 129.200.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.82% to 16.15.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.16% or 2.20 to $1350.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.35% or 0.91 to hit $66.48 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.23% or 0.89 to trade at $71.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.2372, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8635.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 89.20.