Investing.com – Germany equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the DAX Technology, DAX Industrial and DAX Software sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 3.53%, while the MDAX index fell 3.25%, and the TecDAX index declined 3.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn), which rose 1.26% or 0.16 points to trade at 12.45 at the close. Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) added 1.25% or 0.36 points to end at 29.25 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG) was up 1.11% or 1.50 points to 136.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG), which fell 11.64% or 8.08 points to trade at 61.34 in late trade. Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) declined 9.29% or 4.41 points to end at 43.05 and Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) down 7.86% or 4.36 points to 51.10.
The top performers on the MDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which rose 4.13% to 13.60, Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which was up 0.90% to settle at 2.70 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which gained 0.75% to close at 32.08.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 12.70% to 7.11 in late trade, Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) which lost 11.68% to settle at 183.70 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which was down 6.99% to 115.70 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which rose 4.13% to 13.60, Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was up 0.75% to settle at 32.08 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which gained 0.16% to close at 64.10.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 12.70% to 7.11 in late trade, IONOS Group SE (ETR:IOSn) which lost 10.12% to settle at 22.20 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which was down 7.48% to 65.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 513 to 121 and 16 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 0.75% or 0.24 to 32.08. Shares in Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.75% or 0.24 to 32.08. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) rose to all time highs; up 0.16% or 0.10 to 64.10.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.60% to 19.53.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.88% or 25.51 to $2,926.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.88% or 0.60 to hit $67.77 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.45% or 1.04 to trade at $70.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 106.10.