Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.92%, while the MDAX index added 0.95%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which rose 2.18% or 3.100 points to trade at 145.250 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) added 1.90% or 1.620 points to end at 86.690 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 1.85% or 0.330 points to 18.130 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which fell 0.54% or 0.040 points to trade at 7.381 at the close. Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) declined 0.53% or 0.085 points to end at 15.865 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was down 0.43% or 0.330 points to 76.810.
The top performers on the MDAX were STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which rose 12.75% to 56.030, Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was up 5.58% to settle at 38.770 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which gained 4.10% to close at 54.070.
The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which was down 2.61% to 108.300 in late trade, Metro AG ST O.N. (DE:MEOG) which lost 1.11% to settle at 30.775 and Deutsche Wohnen AG Inh (DE:DWNG) which was down 0.62% to 31.210 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 4.51% to 57.440, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was up 3.97% to settle at 38.525 and Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which gained 2.66% to close at 38.77.
The worst performers were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was down 2.33% to 12.800 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 0.85% to settle at 19.335 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 0.81% to 7.319 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 544 to 209 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) rose to all time highs; up 12.75% or 6.335 to 56.030. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.51% or 2.480 to 57.440. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.97% or 1.470 to 38.525.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.71% to 14.38.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.89% or 11.05 to $1224.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.73% or 0.93 to hit $52.93 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.96% or 1.11 to trade at $55.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.0602, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8479.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 100.98.