Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the DAX Media, DAX Food & Beverage and DAX Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.34%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.43%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:FREG), which rose 2.30% or 0.78 points to trade at 34.64 at the close. Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG) added 1.80% or 1.78 points to end at 100.80 and Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (ETR:MUVGn) was up 1.49% or 7.00 points to 476.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p), which fell 4.95% or 3.48 points to trade at 66.80 in late trade. Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) declined 3.78% or 1.94 points to end at 49.38 and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:PSHG_p) down 1.63% or 0.66 points to 39.71.
The top performers on the MDAX were Fraport AG (ETR:FRAG) which rose 3.39% to 50.60, SCHOTT Pharma AG & Co KgaA (ETR:1SXP) which was up 2.55% to settle at 32.22 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG) which gained 2.11% to close at 6.87.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 3.72% to 14.49 in late trade, Traton SE (ETR:8TRA) which lost 3.37% to settle at 30.10 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which was down 3.09% to 147.30 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 8.62% to 7.06, SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which was up 2.57% to settle at 59.80 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which gained 1.93% to close at 16.92.
The worst performers were Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) which was down 3.78% to 49.38 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 3.72% to settle at 14.49 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 2.59% to 56.50 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 361 to 286 and 26 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:FREG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.30% or 0.78 to 34.64. Shares in Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.59% or 1.50 to 56.50.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.17% to 17.38.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.20 to $2,754.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 5.63% or 4.04 to hit $67.74 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 5.57% or 4.21 to trade at $71.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.14.