Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the DAX Technology, DAX Food & Beverage and DAX Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the DAX Construction, DAX Software and DAX Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.49%, while the MDAX index fell 0.11%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG), which rose 3.13% or 5.00 points to trade at 164.50 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) added 2.25% or 0.69 points to end at 31.42 and Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) was up 2.04% or 0.82 points to 41.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Covestro AG (ETR:1COV), which fell 1.93% or 1.06 points to trade at 53.90 in late trade. Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn) declined 1.78% or 1.12 points to end at 61.90 and BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN) down 1.68% or 0.74 points to 43.00.
The top performers on the MDAX were Stabilus (ETR:STM1) which rose 3.89% to 44.10, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 3.65% to settle at 21.29 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which gained 2.53% to close at 34.10.
The worst performers were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which was down 4.20% to 3.42 in late trade, HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which lost 2.37% to settle at 5.76 and United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 2.29% to 20.44 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which rose 3.65% to 21.29, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 2.53% to settle at 34.10 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which gained 2.25% to close at 31.42.
The worst performers were United Internet AG NA (ETR:UTDI) which was down 2.29% to 20.44 in late trade, Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn) which lost 1.82% to settle at 25.86 and SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which was down 1.48% to 192.88 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 354 to 260 and 31 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) fell to all time lows; losing 4.20% or 0.15 to 3.42.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.22% to 15.06.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.24% or 5.90 to $2,422.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.68% or 1.30 to hit $75.86 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.54% or 1.24 to trade at $79.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 104.37.