Investing.com – Germany equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the DAX Chemicals, DAX Construction and DAX Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 1.50%, while the MDAX index lost 1.48%, and the TecDAX index lost 1.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which rose 1.14% or 8.60 points to trade at 764.00 at the close. MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) added 0.79% or 2.60 points to end at 333.30 and Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) was up 0.63% or 1.50 points to 239.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p), which fell 4.10% or 4.04 points to trade at 94.60 in late trade. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) declined 4.08% or 2.36 points to end at 55.48 and BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN) down 3.81% or 1.77 points to 44.83.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 1.65% to 39.42, Scout24 AG (ETR:G24n) which was up 0.96% to settle at 94.65 and CTS Eventim AG (ETR:EVDG) which gained 0.85% to close at 95.20.
The worst performers were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which was down 5.70% to 4.53 in late trade, Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which lost 5.23% to settle at 2.72 and AUTO1 Group SE (ETR:AG1G) which was down 4.47% to 17.96 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) which rose 3.29% to 119.40, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 1.65% to settle at 39.42 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) which gained 0.59% to close at 32.54.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 3.93% to 8.31 in late trade, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which lost 3.66% to settle at 68.40 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 3.44% to 13.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 447 to 187 and 29 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) rose to all time highs; up 1.14% or 8.60 to 764.00. Shares in Scout24 AG (ETR:G24n) rose to all time highs; up 0.96% or 0.90 to 94.65. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.59% or 0.19 to 32.54.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 4.45% to 15.39.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.80% or 22.70 to $2,857.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.18% or 0.13 to hit $72.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $75.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.77% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP fell 0.77% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 108.86.