Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation & Logistics, Industrials and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 3.37% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index added 2.53%, and the TecDAX index gained 2.35%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which rose 9.41% or 0.783 points to trade at 9.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) added 9.16% or 1.425 points to end at 16.990 and Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) was up 5.90% or 7.40 points to 132.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 0.37% or 0.12 points to trade at 33.38 at the close. Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) added 0.90% or 0.770 points to end at 86.370 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was up 1.18% or 0.085 points to 7.259.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which rose 5.54% to 62.51, Osram Licht AG (F:OSRn) which was up 5.06% to settle at 60.750 and Lanxess AG (DE:LXSG) which gained 4.94% to close at 65.590.
The worst performers were Deutsche Wohnen AG Inh (DE:DWNG) which was down 0.59% to 31.180 in late trade, Innogy SE (DE:IGY) which lost 0.28% to settle at 36.075 and STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which was up 0.23% to 64.600 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which rose 7.79% to 3.985, Software AG O.N. (DE:SOWG) which was up 4.60% to settle at 40.670 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which gained 4.52% to close at 53.840.
The worst performers were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was down 4.39% to 60.270 in late trade, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which gained 0.43% to settle at 97.800 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was up 0.55% to 13.610 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 549 to 227 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.41% or 0.783 to 9.100. Shares in Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.90% or 7.40 to 132.75. Shares in Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) rose to all time highs; rising 5.54% or 3.28 to 62.51. Shares in Osram Licht AG (F:OSRn) rose to all time highs; rising 5.06% or 2.925 to 60.750. Shares in Software AG O.N. (DE:SOWG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.60% or 1.790 to 40.670. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.43% or 0.420 to 97.800.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 30.93% to 14.74 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.02% or 13.15 to $1275.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.64% or 0.32 to hit $49.30 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.24 to trade at $52.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.13% to 1.0849, while EUR/GBP rose 1.41% to 0.8488.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 99.04.