Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Food & Beverages and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Construction, Software and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.49%, while the MDAX index lost 0.11%, and the TecDAX index added 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG), which rose 3.13% or 5.00 points to trade at 164.50 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) added 2.25% or 0.69 points to end at 31.42 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) was up 2.04% or 0.82 points to 41.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Covestro AG (ETR:1COV), which lost 1.93% or 1.06 points to trade at 53.90 in late trade. Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn) declined 1.78% or 1.12 points to end at 61.90 and BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN) shed 1.68% or 0.74 points to 43.00.
The top performers on the MDAX were Stabilus (ETR:STM1) which rose 3.89% to 44.10, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 3.65% to settle at 21.29 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which gained 2.53% to close at 34.10.
The worst performers were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which was down 4.20% to 3.42 in late trade, HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which lost 2.37% to settle at 5.76 and United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 2.29% to 20.44 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which rose 3.65% to 21.29, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 2.53% to settle at 34.10 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which gained 2.25% to close at 31.42.
The worst performers were United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 2.29% to 20.44 in late trade, Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn) which lost 1.82% to settle at 25.86 and SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which was down 1.48% to 192.88 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 354 to 260 and 31 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.22% to 15.06.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.25% or 5.95 to $2,421.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.67% or 1.29 to hit $75.87 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.53% or 1.23 to trade at $79.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 104.37.