Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Retail and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Transportation & Logistics, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.13% to hit a new 6-months high, while the MDAX index fell 0.11%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG), which rose 3.57% or 3.360 points to trade at 97.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) added 1.67% or 1.950 points to end at 118.900 and Linde PLC (DE:LINI) was up 1.20% or 1.900 points to 160.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Covestro AG (DE:1COV), which fell 3.43% or 1.730 points to trade at 48.750 at the close. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) declined 3.11% or 0.690 points to end at 21.520 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was down 1.90% or 0.980 points to 50.580.
The top performers on the MDAX were Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which rose 5.65% to 164.500, Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was up 2.91% to settle at 33.960 and Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (DE:B4B) which gained 2.58% to close at 15.1000.
The worst performers were Knorr-Bremse AG (DE:KBX) which was down 5.98% to 96.65 in late trade, Puma SE (DE:PUMG) which lost 2.82% to settle at 551.50 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 2.47% to 20.540 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which rose 8.42% to 10.30, RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was up 6.77% to settle at 17.500 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 5.65% to close at 164.500.
The worst performers were Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) which was down 2.67% to 35.70 in late trade, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which lost 1.44% to settle at 87.360 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 1.28% to 88.400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 365 to 332 and 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; up 5.65% or 8.800 to 164.500. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.65% or 8.800 to 164.500.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.22% to 14.14.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.27% or 3.45 to $1284.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.57% or 0.36 to hit $63.86 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.62 to trade at $72.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.27% to 1.1216, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8600.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 97.235.