Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the DAX Software, DAX Food & Beverage and DAX Retail sectors led shares higher while losses in the DAX Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and DAX Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.10%, while the MDAX index added 0.40%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which rose 3.34% or 0.79 points to trade at 24.46 at the close. SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) added 2.31% or 4.18 points to end at 185.40 and Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG) was up 2.18% or 1.16 points to 54.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN), which fell 6.05% or 1.63 points to trade at 25.32 in late trade. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) declined 1.91% or 0.42 points to end at 21.58 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) down 1.71% or 1.16 points to 66.52.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which rose 8.45% to 821.50, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was up 5.76% to settle at 13.21 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which gained 4.92% to close at 140.70.
The worst performers were Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) which was down 2.80% to 21.54 in late trade, Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA) which lost 2.17% to settle at 27.06 and LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:LEGn) which was down 2.00% to 81.20 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which rose 5.76% to 13.21, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 4.11% to settle at 33.40 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which gained 4.11% to close at 63.40.
The worst performers were Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 4.03% to 29.52 in late trade, Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) which lost 2.00% to settle at 58.70 and Siemens Healthineers AG (ETR:SHLG) which was down 1.23% to 48.81 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 341 to 281 and 18 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.05% or 1.63 to 25.32. Shares in Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) fell to all time lows; falling 1.71% or 1.16 to 66.52. Shares in Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.00% or 1.20 to 58.70.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 21.21% to 26.42 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.66% or 16.15 to $2,428.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.08% or 0.79 to hit $73.73 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.90% or 0.69 to trade at $76.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.42% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 102.81.