Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Transportation & Logistics and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.22% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index added 0.14%, and the TecDAX index gained 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn), which rose 8.19% or 2.58 points to trade at 34.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe) added 5.17% or 1.92 points to end at 39.03 and Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (ETR:DHLn) was up 4.75% or 1.77 points to 39.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which fell 5.90% or 100.00 points to trade at 1,594.00 at the close. E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn) declined 4.28% or 0.67 points to end at 14.89 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was down 3.32% or 1.00 points to 29.13.
The top performers on the MDAX were United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which rose 6.75% to 22.46, Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which was up 6.47% to settle at 24.03 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which gained 6.14% to close at 41.65.
The worst performers were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was down 11.56% to 65.00 in late trade, RENK Group AG (ETR:R3NK) which lost 6.24% to settle at 54.39 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which was down 5.91% to 9.59 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were IONOS Group SE (ETR:IOSn) which rose 11.11% to 36.50, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which was up 8.19% to settle at 34.03 and United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which gained 6.75% to close at 22.46.
The worst performers were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was down 11.56% to 65.00 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which lost 3.97% to settle at 7.35 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (ETR:DRWG_p) which was down 2.10% to 60.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 399 to 233 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in IONOS Group SE (ETR:IOSn) rose to all time highs; up 11.11% or 3.65 to 36.50.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.75% to 21.69 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 3.11% or 104.09 to $3,239.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.10% or 1.28 to hit $62.30 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.00% or 1.28 to trade at $65.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.24% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.41% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.31% at 101.48.