Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Resources, Consumer & Cyclical and Food & Beverages sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.08% to hit a new 1-month high, while the MDAX index gained 0.19%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING), which rose 2.90% or 4.75 points to trade at 168.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) added 2.36% or 3.25 points to end at 141.05 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was up 1.27% or 0.46 points to 36.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which fell 2.44% or 4.70 points to trade at 188.05 at the close. Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) declined 1.27% or 1.45 points to end at 112.40 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was down 1.01% or 0.290 points to 28.480.
The top performers on the MDAX were Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which rose 3.44% to 36.500, Evonik Industries AG (DE:EVKn) which was up 1.96% to settle at 30.125 and Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which gained 1.83% to close at 116.700.
The worst performers were Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which was down 7.11% to 66.600 in late trade, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which lost 3.16% to settle at 38.110 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was down 1.95% to 41.12 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which rose 3.65% to 4.747, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which was up 2.99% to settle at 34.48 and RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which gained 2.93% to close at 17.400.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was down 3.80% to 10.760 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 2.97% to settle at 9.790 and Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which was down 1.85% to 264.80 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 389 to 363 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) rose to all time highs; up 3.44% or 1.215 to 36.500. Shares in Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.83% or 2.100 to 116.700. Shares in Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.65% or 0.167 to 4.747. Shares in RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) rose to all time highs; up 2.93% or 0.495 to 17.400.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.07% to 12.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.61% or 7.97 to $1303.53 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.59% or 0.31 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.06% or 0.62 to trade at $57.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.1770, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8770.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 92.99.