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Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Construction, Technology and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 1.33% to hit a new 1-month low, while the MDAX index lost 1.55%, and the TecDAX index declined 1.64%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G), which rose 0.91% or 0.86 points to trade at 95.70 at the close. Meanwhile, E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn) added 0.76% or 0.11 points to end at 13.96 and Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) was up 0.69% or 9.00 points to 1,319.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p), which fell 4.05% or 1.94 points to trade at 45.95 at the close. Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p) declined 3.51% or 3.40 points to end at 93.56 and Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn) was down 3.50% or 2.16 points to 59.60.
The top performers on the MDAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which rose 4.81% to 9.46, RENK Group AG (ETR:R3NK) which was up 2.57% to settle at 44.33 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which gained 1.00% to close at 6.06.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was down 7.76% to 60.60 in late trade, Hochtief AG (ETR:HOTG) which lost 4.56% to settle at 157.00 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG) which was down 4.32% to 6.70 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which rose 1.19% to 34.15, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was up 1.00% to settle at 6.06 and 11 AG (ETR:1U1) which gained 0.93% to close at 15.18.
The worst performers were Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 15.13% to 22.44 in late trade, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which lost 7.76% to settle at 60.60 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 6.26% to 39.80 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 481 to 166 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) fell to all time lows; losing 4.05% or 1.94 to 45.95. Shares in E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 0.76% or 0.11 to 13.96. Shares in Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) fell to 52-week lows; down 15.13% or 4.00 to 22.44.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.83% to 22.81 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.13% or 35.06 to $3,149.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.07% or 2.13 to hit $71.49 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.65% or 1.93 to trade at $74.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 103.99.