Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Industrials and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.40%, while the MDAX index declined 0.83%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which rose 2.80% or 0.62 points to trade at 22.77 at the close. Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) added 2.11% or 3.85 points to end at 186.10 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) was up 1.79% or 0.71 points to 40.41 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which lost 3.45% or 0.94 points to trade at 26.13 in late trade. Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN) declined 2.58% or 5.80 points to end at 219.10 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) shed 2.48% or 0.67 points to 26.31.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 5.01% to 33.52, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which was up 1.78% to settle at 43.97 and Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) which gained 1.55% to close at 72.00.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was down 20.51% to 67.05 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which lost 9.52% to settle at 7.60 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) which was down 3.75% to 37.18 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 5.01% to 33.52, Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which was up 1.91% to settle at 77.45 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which gained 1.79% to close at 40.41.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was down 20.51% to 67.05 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which lost 9.52% to settle at 7.60 and Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which was down 3.28% to 59.00 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 330 to 290 and 39 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 14.37% to 17.66 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.84% or 19.70 to $2,329.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.11% or 0.87 to hit $78.92 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.03% or 0.85 to trade at $83.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.09.