Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Telecoms and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer & Cyclical and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.25%, while the MDAX index gained 0.28%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which rose 4.15% or 0.324 points to trade at 8.140 at the close. Meanwhile, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) added 2.83% or 0.355 points to end at 12.915 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) was up 2.19% or 2.300 points to 107.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Covestro AG (DE:1COV), which fell 3.37% or 1.650 points to trade at 47.380 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) declined 2.58% or 0.510 points to end at 19.285 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was down 2.35% or 5.00 points to 207.40.
The top performers on the MDAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) which rose 7.21% to 7.662, Talanx AG NA O.N. (DE:TLXGn) which was up 2.74% to settle at 35.200 and Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (DE:B4B) which gained 2.27% to close at 14.6250.
The worst performers were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 19.69% to 17.740 in late trade, Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which lost 4.53% to settle at 31.220 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 2.56% to 83.7000 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which rose 6.16% to 13.620, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was up 5.59% to settle at 12.945 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 2.19% to close at 107.300.
The worst performers were Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was down 4.53% to 31.220 in late trade, Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) which lost 2.96% to settle at 34.45 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which was down 2.91% to 51.750 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 369 to 330 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) fell to 5-year lows; losing 19.69% or 4.350 to 17.740. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.59% or 0.685 to 12.945.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.86% to 13.66.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.04% or 0.55 to $1302.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.87% or 0.51 to hit $59.33 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.40 to trade at $67.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1328, while EUR/GBP rose 0.52% to 0.8563.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.060.