Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Construction, Insurance and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.75%, while the MDAX index fell 0.58%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which rose 3.77% or 0.91 points to trade at 25.07 at the close. Meanwhile, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) added 3.38% or 8.00 points to end at 244.60 and BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN) was up 0.74% or 0.33 points to 44.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:HNRGn), which fell 3.40% or 8.20 points to trade at 232.70 at the close. Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) declined 3.26% or 15.20 points to end at 451.70 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) was down 1.76% or 1.22 points to 68.14.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 7.73% to 5.18, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 3.01% to settle at 18.50 and GEA Group AG (ETR:G1AG) which gained 2.55% to close at 40.26.
The worst performers were Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was down 6.10% to 21.10 in late trade, Talanx AG NA O.N. (ETR:TLXGn) which lost 4.40% to settle at 71.75 and Tui AG NA (ETR:TUI1n) which was down 2.84% to 6.43 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which rose 3.01% to 18.50, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was up 2.00% to settle at 9.20 and Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which gained 1.50% to close at 41.96.
The worst performers were Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which was down 2.26% to 44.98 in late trade, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which lost 2.19% to settle at 64.80 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was down 1.88% to 34.54 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 381 to 220 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.38% or 8.00 to 244.60. Shares in Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) fell to all time lows; losing 1.76% or 1.22 to 68.14. Shares in GEA Group AG (ETR:G1AG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.55% or 1.00 to 40.26.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 9.42% to 14.30.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.31% or 7.15 to $2,331.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.32% or 0.27 to hit $83.11 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.07 to trade at $86.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.53.