Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Basic Resources and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Food & Beverages, Financial Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.35%, while the MDAX index fell 0.10%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which rose 1.03% or 0.215 points to trade at 21.115 at the close. Meanwhile, Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) added 0.72% or 1.30 points to end at 181.90 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was up 0.66% or 0.175 points to 26.740 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn), which fell 1.35% or 1.310 points to trade at 95.430 at the close. Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn) declined 1.08% or 1.30 points to end at 119.00 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was down 1.03% or 0.36 points to 34.65.
The top performers on the MDAX were Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which rose 3.69% to 10.250, Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was up 2.56% to settle at 42.74 and Rational AG (BS:RAAd) which gained 2.05% to close at 525.85.
The worst performers were GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which was down 5.81% to 36.535 in late trade, Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which lost 1.22% to settle at 33.245 and Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which was down 1.22% to 18.205 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 6.30% to 31.805, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was up 2.36% to settle at 7.498 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 2.26% to close at 84.980.
The worst performers were Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which was down 0.47% to 8.941 in late trade, GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which lost 0.40% to settle at 14.890 and Software AG O.N. (DE:SOWG) which was down 0.40% to 38.165 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 422 to 337 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.03% or 0.215 to 21.115. Shares in Metro AG (DE:MEOG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.69% or 0.365 to 10.250. Shares in Rational AG (BS:RAAd) rose to all time highs; rising 2.05% or 10.55 to 525.85. Shares in Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.36% or 0.173 to 7.498.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.01% to 12.21.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.48% or 5.88 to $1233.38 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.64% or 0.30 to hit $46.24 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.21 to trade at $48.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1474, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.8784.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 94.94.