Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Software, Insurance and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Retail and Basic Resources sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 1.44%, while the MDAX index fell 0.17%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN), which rose 3.18% or 7.10 points to trade at 230.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) added 2.93% or 14.50 points to end at 508.80 and SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) was up 2.73% or 6.15 points to 231.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which fell 0.53% or 0.10 points to trade at 19.29 at the close. MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) declined 0.47% or 1.50 points to end at 320.70 and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:PSHG_p) was down 0.23% or 0.08 points to 34.54.
The top performers on the MDAX were Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) which rose 9.30% to 25.86, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) which was up 3.58% to settle at 43.09 and Gerresheimer AG (ETR:GXIG) which gained 2.81% to close at 76.80.
The worst performers were Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was down 10.56% to 34.65 in late trade, K+S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which lost 3.21% to settle at 10.85 and Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which was down 2.57% to 43.16 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which rose 2.73% to 231.05, Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which was up 2.48% to settle at 47.20 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which gained 2.30% to close at 13.98.
The worst performers were Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which was down 6.57% to 91.65 in late trade, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which lost 5.31% to settle at 58.80 and SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which was down 3.98% to 47.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 345 to 302 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.73% or 6.15 to 231.05. Shares in Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.58% or 1.49 to 43.09. Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.73% or 6.15 to 231.05.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.32% to 14.63 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.72% or 19.21 to $2,661.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.29% or 0.20 to hit $67.80 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.26 to trade at $71.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.87% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 106.49.