Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Chemicals and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.90%, while the MDAX index lost 0.63%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG), which rose 0.14% or 0.035 points to trade at 25.615 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (XETRA:RWEG) added 0.04% or 0.010 points to end at 25.070 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (XETRA:IFXGn) was down 0.08% or 0.010 points to 11.910 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (XETRA:CBKG), which fell 2.33% or 0.310 points to trade at 12.980 at the close. Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Vzo (XETRA:HNKG_p) declined 1.52% or 1.750 points to end at 113.050 and Deutsche Boerse NA O.N. (XETRA:DB1Gn) was down 1.45% or 1.160 points to 78.990.
The top performers on the MDAX were Gerresheimer AG (XETRA:GXId) which rose 5.56% to 57.140, DMG Mori Seiki AG (XETRA:GILG) which was up 2.30% to settle at 31.100 and Suedzucker Mannheim Ochsenfurt AG (XETRA:SZUG) which gained 1.44% to close at 11.275.
The worst performers were Kuka AG (XETRA:KU2G) which was down 2.45% to 71.330 in late trade, Wincor Nixdorf O.N. (XETRA:WING) which lost 2.32% to settle at 39.730 and Airbus Group (XETRA:AIRG) which was down 1.96% to 61.080 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (XETRA:EVTG) which rose 4.76% to 3.942, Cancom SE O.N. (XETRA:COKG) which was up 4.01% to settle at 40.700 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) which gained 2.94% to close at 127.900.
The worst performers were BB Biotech AG (XETRA:BIONn) which was down 3.24% to 286.250 in late trade, Stratec Biomedical (XETRA:SBSG) which lost 2.82% to settle at 48.540 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (XETRA:COPMa) which was down 2.77% to 27.000 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 503 to 225 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 0.14% or 0.035 to 25.615. Shares in Gerresheimer AG (XETRA:GXId) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.56% or 3.010 to 57.140. Shares in DMG Mori Seiki AG (XETRA:GILG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.30% or 0.700 to 31.100. Shares in Cancom SE O.N. (XETRA:COKG) rose to all time highs; rising 4.01% or 1.570 to 40.700. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) rose to all time highs; rising 2.94% or 3.650 to 127.900.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 4.77% to 17.78.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.58% or 6.90 to $1192.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.18% or 1.65 to hit $53.56 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.16 to trade at $60.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.92% to 1.0664, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.7217.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.82% at 98.92.