Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Software, Retail and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.85%, while the MDAX index lost 1.24%, and the TecDAX index lost 1.67%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Linde PLC (DE:LINI), which rose 2.43% or 3.300 points to trade at 139.300 at the close. Meanwhile, Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) added 1.95% or 2.80 points to end at 146.72 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 1.15% or 0.220 points to 19.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which fell 7.02% or 10.375 points to trade at 137.425 at the close. SAP SE (DE:SAPG) declined 3.00% or 2.750 points to end at 88.950 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was down 2.94% or 1.560 points to 51.460.
The top performers on the MDAX were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which rose 5.85% to 43.460, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was up 2.18% to settle at 38.470 and Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which gained 1.98% to close at 7.92.
The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which was down 5.86% to 79.53 in late trade, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which lost 5.58% to settle at 27.23 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 4.92% to 114.100 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which rose 6.67% to 0.13, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was up 3.60% to settle at 10.36 and Cewe Color Holding O.N. (DE:CWCG) which gained 3.51% to close at 67.900.
The worst performers were Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) which was down 6.15% to 33.60 in late trade, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA (DE:BVB) which lost 5.56% to settle at 8.915 and Aumann AG (DE:AAGG) which was down 5.47% to 36.3000 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 471 to 241 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.94% or 1.560 to 51.460. Shares in Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.58% or 1.61 to 27.23. Shares in Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.15% or 2.20 to 33.60. Shares in Aumann AG (DE:AAGG) fell to all time lows; falling 5.47% or 2.1000 to 36.3000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.21% to 19.15.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.12% or 1.50 to $1222.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.28% or 0.16 to hit $56.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.64% or 0.43 to trade at $66.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.27% to 1.1445, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.8909.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.12.