Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Transportation & Logistics and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Software and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.47%, while the MDAX index gained 0.38%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which rose 4.39% or 0.96 points to trade at 22.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) added 3.34% or 0.50 points to end at 15.41 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) was up 2.96% or 0.42 points to 14.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 3.33% or 7.30 points to trade at 211.70 at the close. SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) declined 2.03% or 3.84 points to end at 185.68 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) was down 1.89% or 0.73 points to 37.82.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 6.42% to 4.81, Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) which was up 5.87% to settle at 77.55 and Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA) which gained 3.09% to close at 32.02.
The worst performers were Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which was down 5.92% to 41.34 in late trade, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which lost 2.63% to settle at 111.00 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 2.05% to 17.96 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which rose 2.91% to 10.78, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 2.50% to settle at 35.20 and Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which gained 2.44% to close at 63.00.
The worst performers were Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which was down 5.92% to 41.34 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which lost 3.33% to settle at 211.70 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which was down 3.29% to 73.60 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 349 to 284 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.05% or 0.38 to 17.96.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.60% to 15.79.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.09% or 2.05 to $2,337.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.78% or 1.45 to hit $82.99 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.66% or 1.41 to trade at $86.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 105.60.