Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the declined 2.06%, while the index declined 2.10%, and the index lost 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:), which rose 3.66% or 1.09 points to trade at 30.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:) added 1.59% or 9.00 points to end at 574.00 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:) was up 0.17% or 0.40 points to 230.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayer AG NA (ETR:), which fell 14.50% or 3.54 points to trade at 20.88 at the close. Brenntag AG (ETR:) declined 8.16% or 5.02 points to end at 56.50 and BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:) was down 4.28% or 1.89 points to 42.38.
The top performers on the MDAX were Hypoport AG (ETR:) which rose 1.62% to 226.00, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which was up 1.13% to settle at 35.74 and TeamViewer AG (ETR:) which gained 0.74% to close at 11.50.
The worst performers were United Internet AG NA (ETR:) which was down 17.57% to 15.62 in late trade, Aurubis AG (ETR:) which lost 7.09% to settle at 76.00 and Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:) which was down 5.86% to 11.56 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:) which rose 4.06% to 66.70, Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:) which was up 3.66% to settle at 30.85 and SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:) which gained 1.16% to close at 52.20.
The worst performers were United Internet AG NA (ETR:) which was down 17.57% to 15.62 in late trade, Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:) which lost 10.22% to settle at 22.84 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) which was down 8.97% to 8.11 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 485 to 142 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 14.50% or 3.54 to 20.88. Shares in Rheinmetall AG (ETR:) rose to all time highs; up 1.59% or 9.00 to 574.00. Shares in Brenntag AG (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.16% or 5.02 to 56.50. Shares in United Internet AG NA (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; down 17.57% or 3.33 to 15.62. Shares in United Internet AG NA (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 17.57% or 3.33 to 15.62. Shares in Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.22% or 2.60 to 22.84.
The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.52% to 15.37 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.58% or 15.20 to $2,602.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.51% or 0.35 to hit $68.39 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.34 to trade at $72.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.53% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.56% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 106.06.
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