Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Media and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Consumer & Cyclical and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.31%, while the MDAX index gained 0.29%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn), which rose 2.66% or 0.620 points to trade at 23.930 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) added 1.97% or 0.530 points to end at 27.440 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 1.93% or 3.55 points to 187.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which fell 5.56% or 1.240 points to trade at 21.055 at the close. Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) declined 4.26% or 5.15 points to end at 115.80 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 1.19% or 0.260 points to 21.665.
The top performers on the MDAX were Bilfinger SE O.N. (DE:GBFG) which rose 7.39% to 37.150, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which was up 5.24% to settle at 38.375 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which gained 4.17% to close at 58.270.
The worst performers were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 3.86% to 3.11 in late trade, Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which lost 2.44% to settle at 39.820 and Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 2.22% to 13.90 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which rose 6.05% to 55.000, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which was up 5.73% to settle at 40.60 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 3.97% to close at 137.500.
The worst performers were Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was down 5.37% to 74.060 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 3.51% to settle at 7.430 and Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 2.07% to 10.865 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 447 to 302 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) fell to all time lows; down 3.86% or 0.12 to 3.11. Shares in CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) rose to all time highs; up 6.05% or 3.140 to 55.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 5.44% to 14.81.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.15 to $1279.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.26% or 1.28 to hit $55.48 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.22% or 1.40 to trade at $61.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.85% to 1.1766, while EUR/GBP rose 0.61% to 0.8950.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 93.91.