Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Transportation & Logistics and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.34%, while the MDAX index lost 0.56%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER), which rose 1.80% or 1.95 points to trade at 110.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Linde PLC (DE:LINI) added 1.49% or 3.550 points to end at 241.650 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 1.29% or 0.390 points to 30.740 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG), which fell 3.35% or 2.530 points to trade at 72.990 at the close. Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) declined 2.47% or 1.920 points to end at 75.905 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) was down 2.47% or 5.30 points to 209.30.
The top performers on the MDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which rose 3.52% to 19.700, Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which was up 3.47% to settle at 144.750 and Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which gained 3.24% to close at 23.235.
The worst performers were Fraport AG (DE:FRAG) which was down 4.49% to 59.500 in late trade, TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which lost 4.08% to settle at 32.22 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) which was down 3.62% to 9.497 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which rose 3.52% to 19.700, Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which was up 3.47% to settle at 144.750 and Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which gained 3.24% to close at 23.235.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was down 4.08% to 32.22 in late trade, LPKF Laser & Electronics (DE:LPKG) which lost 1.90% to settle at 24.820 and 11 AG (DE:1U1) which was down 0.62% to 25.820 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 401 to 286 and 65 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.24% or 0.730 to 23.235. Shares in Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.24% or 0.730 to 23.235.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.60% to 17.85.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.12% or 2.20 to $1780.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.36% or 1.01 to hit $73.04 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.47% or 1.11 to trade at $74.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1933, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8589.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 91.812.