Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Resources, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.20%, while the MDAX index added 0.04%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn), which rose 1.37% or 1.950 points to trade at 143.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG) added 1.06% or 1.100 points to end at 104.450 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 0.89% or 0.240 points to 27.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which fell 1.44% or 2.050 points to trade at 140.000 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) declined 1.39% or 0.234 points to end at 16.644 and Allianz SE VNA O.N. (DE:ALVG) was down 1.13% or 2.40 points to 210.70.
The top performers on the MDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 4.58% to 171.300, CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which was up 2.41% to settle at 55.150 and Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which gained 2.34% to close at 24.880.
The worst performers were Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was down 2.97% to 37.600 in late trade, Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which lost 2.10% to settle at 63.000 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which was down 1.94% to 42.450 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which rose 4.58% to 171.300, Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was up 4.44% to settle at 9.2760 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which gained 3.07% to close at 47.740.
The worst performers were Qiagen NV (DE:QIA) which was down 16.20% to 24.670 in late trade, Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which lost 1.94% to settle at 42.4500 and Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was down 1.74% to 25.390 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 365 to 313 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) rose to all time highs; rising 1.37% or 1.950 to 143.850. Shares in Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.97% or 1.150 to 37.600.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.69% to 16.02.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.55% or 8.25 to $1496.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.16% or 1.18 to hit $53.52 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.16% or 1.31 to trade at $59.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.10% to 1.1029, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 98.192.