Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Software, Technology and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Transportation & Logistics and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.30%, while the MDAX index lost 0.28%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which rose 4.93% or 6.850 points to trade at 145.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) added 0.97% or 1.100 points to end at 114.200 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was up 0.88% or 1.350 points to 155.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG), which fell 6.81% or 5.490 points to trade at 75.110 at the close. Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) declined 5.77% or 0.715 points to end at 11.680 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was down 3.27% or 2.450 points to 72.430.
The top performers on the MDAX were Lanxess AG (DE:LXSG) which rose 1.79% to 64.990, Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which was up 1.33% to settle at 102.700 and Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which gained 1.30% to close at 42.180.
The worst performers were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which was down 2.60% to 13.84 in late trade, Aareal Bank AG (DE:ARLG) which lost 2.22% to settle at 35.855 and Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which was down 1.69% to 26.710 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which rose 4.30% to 40.990, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which was up 3.42% to settle at 34.20 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 2.58% to close at 7.869.
The worst performers were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 1.86% to 48.980 in late trade, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which lost 1.71% to settle at 87.800 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which was down 1.63% to 43.755 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 384 to 379 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.93% or 6.850 to 145.850. Shares in Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.33% or 1.350 to 102.700. Shares in Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.30% or 1.690 to 40.990. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.58% or 0.198 to 7.869.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.11% to 15.14.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.87% or 10.15 to $1183.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 3.02% or 1.63 to hit $52.36 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 2.99% or 1.71 to trade at $55.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.0574, while EUR/GBP rose 1.38% to 0.8693.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 101.92.