Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Chemicals and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Basic Resources and Food & Beverages sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.58%, while the MDAX index declined 0.02%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which rose 7.82% or 1.407 points to trade at 19.402 at the close. Meanwhile, E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) added 5.47% or 0.462 points to end at 8.915 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was up 3.71% or 6.65 points to 185.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which fell 2.04% or 0.590 points to trade at 28.280 at the close. Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) declined 1.21% or 2.10 points to end at 171.60 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 0.60% or 0.130 points to 21.530.
The top performers on the MDAX were Innogy SE (DE:IGY) which rose 12.08% to 38.700, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was up 3.87% to settle at 56.30 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which gained 3.17% to close at 69.560.
The worst performers were Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was down 7.42% to 10.040 in late trade, GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which lost 5.16% to settle at 36.865 and Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which was down 2.32% to 96.000 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which rose 4.64% to 18.375, RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was up 4.30% to settle at 34.460 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 4.11% to close at 148.350.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was down 4.48% to 117.400 in late trade, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which lost 1.58% to settle at 136.90 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 1.53% to 80.600 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 475 to 246 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.64% or 0.815 to 18.375. Shares in RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) rose to all time highs; rising 4.30% or 1.420 to 34.460. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; rising 4.11% or 5.850 to 148.350.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.98% to 16.76 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.32% or 4.20 to $1319.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.55% or 0.96 to hit $61.08 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.25% or 0.82 to trade at $64.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.2330, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8873.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 89.93.