Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the lost 0.52%, while the index fell 0.82%, and the index added 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:), which rose 1.93% or 6.00 points to trade at 316.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:) added 1.44% or 8.80 points to end at 617.80 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) was up 0.68% or 0.20 points to 29.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:), which fell 6.01% or 2.18 points to trade at 34.11 at the close. Bayer AG NA (ETR:) declined 5.19% or 1.03 points to end at 18.90 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:) was down 2.38% or 1.96 points to 80.44.
The top performers on the MDAX were CTS Eventim AG (ETR:) which rose 1.73% to 82.40, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (ETR:) which was up 1.42% to settle at 86.00 and Befesa SA (ETR:) which gained 1.41% to close at 19.47.
The worst performers were Hypoport AG (ETR:) which was down 5.41% to 199.20 in late trade, Traton SE (ETR:) which lost 4.35% to settle at 27.50 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:) which was down 3.97% to 37.98 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:) which rose 2.04% to 43.04, Nagarro SE (ETR:) which was up 2.04% to settle at 100.00 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:) which gained 1.47% to close at 15.20.
The worst performers were Energiekontor AG (ETR:) which was down 5.01% to 41.70 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) which lost 3.16% to settle at 9.03 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:) which was down 2.73% to 12.84 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 428 to 205 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.19% or 1.03 to 18.90. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:) rose to all time highs; rising 0.68% or 0.20 to 29.78. Shares in Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.38% or 1.96 to 80.44. Shares in Nagarro SE (ETR:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.04% or 2.00 to 100.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.42% to 15.34 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.36% or 9.51 to $2,652.11 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $68.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $72.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 107.01.
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