Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Media and Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Food & Beverages and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.20%, while the MDAX index lost 0.02%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which rose 2.45% or 0.365 points to trade at 15.265 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) added 0.83% or 0.620 points to end at 75.300 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG) was up 0.70% or 0.630 points to 90.880 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (DE:DPWGn), which fell 0.84% or 0.265 points to trade at 31.290 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 0.79% or 0.85 points to end at 106.65 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was down 0.60% or 0.095 points to 15.655.
The top performers on the MDAX were STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which rose 10.64% to 64.450, CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which was up 1.90% to settle at 36.190 and Fielmann AG (DE:FIEG) which gained 1.46% to close at 73.830.
The worst performers were Uniper SE (DE:UN01) which was down 2.56% to 15.415 in late trade, Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which lost 1.48% to settle at 33.870 and Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which was down 1.46% to 71.392 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 7.80% to 24.110, S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was up 5.32% to settle at 12.525 and Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which gained 5.24% to close at 3.634.
The worst performers were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 1.16% to 4.598 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 0.52% to settle at 13.265 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was down 0.48% to 40.650 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 445 to 292 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.70% or 0.630 to 90.880. Shares in STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) rose to all time highs; up 10.64% or 6.200 to 64.450. Shares in S&T AG (F:SANT1) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.32% or 0.633 to 12.525.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 10.02% to 19.63 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.75 to $1258.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.17% or 0.61 to hit $52.85 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.92% or 0.51 to trade at $55.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.0604, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8539.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 100.90.