Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Financial Services and Media sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Construction, Software and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.06%, while the MDAX index added 0.01%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn), which rose 3.70% or 1.13 points to trade at 31.67 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) added 0.48% or 0.12 points to end at 24.89 and Siemens AG Class N (ETR:SIEGn) was up 0.42% or 0.70 points to 167.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA), which lost 2.38% or 1.01 points to trade at 41.18 in late trade. Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN) declined 1.11% or 0.31 points to end at 27.56 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) shed 0.79% or 2.10 points to 265.40.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 5.54% to 6.19, HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which was up 3.61% to settle at 7.63 and Traton SE (ETR:8TRA) which gained 1.88% to close at 29.85.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 2.62% to 17.07 in late trade, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which lost 2.20% to settle at 119.80 and Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which was down 1.94% to 886.50 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 5.54% to 6.19, PNE Wind AG (ETR:PNEGn) which was up 4.45% to settle at 12.68 and TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which gained 0.99% to close at 12.26.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 2.62% to 17.07 in late trade, Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which lost 2.38% to settle at 41.18 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 1.75% to 73.05 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 309 to 301 and 40 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 5.79% to 14.06.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 4.50 to $2,550.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.98% or 2.23 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.39% or 1.87 to trade at $80.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.75.