Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the DAX Software, DAX Telecom and DAX Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher while losses in the DAX Construction, DAX Consumer & Cyclical and DAX Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.56% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index lost 0.21%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.80%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were SAP SE (ETR:SAPG), which rose 2.41% or 6.55 points to trade at 278.35 at the close. Siemens AG Class N (ETR:SIEGn) added 1.78% or 3.75 points to end at 214.90 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) was up 1.53% or 0.28 points to 18.79 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA), which fell 1.76% or 0.69 points to trade at 38.31 in late trade. Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:PSHG_p) declined 1.65% or 0.61 points to end at 36.26 and Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) down 1.63% or 0.92 points to 55.64.
The top performers on the MDAX were K+S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which rose 3.63% to 12.83, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which was up 3.24% to settle at 45.56 and Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which gained 3.15% to close at 27.49.
The worst performers were Tui AG NA (ETR:TUI1n) which was down 10.80% to 7.60 in late trade, Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which lost 4.05% to settle at 2.70 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG) which was down 3.87% to 6.40 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which rose 2.60% to 11.84, SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which was up 2.41% to settle at 278.35 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which gained 2.33% to close at 70.30.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 3.59% to 8.46 in late trade, SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which lost 2.39% to settle at 40.85 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 2.37% to 24.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 322 to 296 and 32 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.41% or 6.55 to 278.35. Shares in Siemens AG Class N (ETR:SIEGn) rose to all time highs; up 1.78% or 3.75 to 214.90. Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.41% or 6.55 to 278.35.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.79% to 17.02.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.25% or 7.41 to $2,926.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.22% or 0.88 to hit $73.20 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.37% or 1.04 to trade at $76.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 107.93.