Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the fell 0.68%, while the index fell 1.24%, and the index fell 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:), which rose 1.88% or 0.63 points to trade at 34.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Covestro AG (ETR:) added 1.86% or 1.02 points to end at 55.94 and Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (ETR:) was up 1.42% or 1.18 points to 84.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:), which fell 4.31% or 3.22 points to trade at 71.50 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:) declined 3.78% or 1.24 points to end at 31.46 and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:) was down 2.86% or 1.21 points to 41.08.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which rose 2.15% to 29.46, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:) which was up 1.31% to settle at 36.22 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:) which gained 1.22% to close at 3.47.
The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (ETR:) which was down 18.03% to 80.00 in late trade, Traton SE (ETR:) which lost 5.16% to settle at 29.40 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:) which was down 4.71% to 129.60 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:) which rose 3.31% to 68.70, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) which was up 2.23% to settle at 6.43 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which gained 2.15% to close at 29.46.
The worst performers were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:) which was down 3.78% to 31.46 in late trade, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:) which lost 3.64% to settle at 66.10 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) which was down 3.01% to 18.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 410 to 227 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gerresheimer AG (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.03% or 17.60 to 80.00. Shares in Delivery Hero AG (ETR:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.31% or 0.47 to 36.22.
The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.47% to 14.95.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.41% or 10.90 to $2,657.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.68 to hit $68.86 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.98% or 0.70 to trade at $72.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.14% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.36% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.33.
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