Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation & Logistics, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares higher while losses in the Retail, Media and Software sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.08%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.21%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG), which rose 1.52% or 1.090 points to trade at 72.670 at the close. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) added 1.15% or 0.380 points to end at 33.435 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 1.10% or 0.120 points to 11.050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG), which fell 1.82% or 1.260 points to trade at 67.990 at the close. Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) declined 0.85% or 0.380 points to end at 44.215 and Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER) was down 0.81% or 0.95 points to 116.40.
The top performers on the MDAX were K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) which rose 5.60% to 12.890, Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) which was up 3.52% to settle at 10.170 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which gained 3.04% to close at 83.440.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which was down 1.68% to 30.52 in late trade, Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which lost 1.44% to settle at 17.1600 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 1.42% to 63.370 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 2.44% to 48.700, Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was up 1.94% to settle at 38.270 and Varta AG (DE:VAR1) which gained 1.44% to close at 133.500.
The worst performers were Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:EUZG) which was down 2.70% to 97.200 in late trade, TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which lost 1.68% to settle at 30.52 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 1.42% to 63.370 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 417 to 273 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.60% or 0.683 to 12.890. Shares in Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.04% or 2.460 to 83.440.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.59% to 16.93.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.43% or 7.65 to $1790.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.38% or 1.04 to hit $76.20 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.14% or 0.87 to trade at $77.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1867, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8565.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 92.207.