Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Food & Beverages and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Retail and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.02%, while the MDAX index declined 0.85%, and the TecDAX index added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which rose 6.38% or 13.70 points to trade at 228.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) added 4.93% or 2.06 points to end at 43.71 and Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) was up 2.22% or 1.16 points to 53.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which fell 4.36% or 2.25 points to trade at 49.39 at the close. Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG) declined 1.40% or 1.75 points to end at 122.90 and Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) was down 1.24% or 7.60 points to 605.40.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 4.01% to 12.31, Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA) which was up 3.69% to settle at 21.94 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which gained 2.41% to close at 61.55.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was down 12.17% to 11.01 in late trade, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which lost 11.94% to settle at 31.33 and Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 3.59% to 11.29 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which rose 6.38% to 228.50, Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which was up 4.93% to settle at 43.71 and Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) which gained 3.15% to close at 49.15.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was down 12.17% to 11.01 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which lost 3.59% to settle at 11.29 and Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which was down 2.84% to 85.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 332 to 293 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.93% or 2.06 to 43.71. Shares in Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.93% or 2.06 to 43.71.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.24% to 13.45.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.18% or 31.69 to $2,717.49 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.83% or 0.57 to hit $68.94 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.47 to trade at $72.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.41% to 0.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 106.18.