Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Software, Financial Services and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Retail and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low, while the MDAX index gained 0.11%, and the TecDAX index added 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn), which rose 1.61% or 1.800 points to trade at 113.700 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (DE:SAPG) added 1.47% or 1.450 points to end at 100.100 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 1.31% or 2.70 points to 208.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN), which fell 10.74% or 10.03 points to trade at 83.33 at the close. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) declined 2.04% or 0.210 points to end at 10.096 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) was down 1.99% or 0.168 points to 8.285.
The top performers on the MDAX were Scout24 AG (DE:G24n) which rose 4.97% to 46.080, LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) which was up 2.15% to settle at 100.600 and Puma SE (DE:PUMG) which gained 1.89% to close at 431.50.
The worst performers were GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which was down 2.35% to 32.350 in late trade, Osram Licht AG (DE:OSRn) which lost 2.30% to settle at 37.39 and Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 1.87% to 11.79 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which rose 4.87% to 13.790, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 3.59% to settle at 19.900 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which gained 3.58% to close at 73.800.
The worst performers were Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which was down 3.06% to 32.360 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 1.62% to settle at 17.955 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 1.41% to 24.45 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 418 to 299 and 62 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.74% or 10.03 to 83.33. Shares in LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) rose to all time highs; rising 2.15% or 2.120 to 100.600. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.58% or 2.550 to 73.800.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.43% to 18.19 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.36% or 16.60 to $1202.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.25% or 1.52 to hit $66.11 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.91% or 1.39 to trade at $71.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1394, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8934.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.25.