Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.52%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages , Telecoms and Media sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction , Transportation & Logistics and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.52%, while the MDAX index fell 0.82%, and the TecDAX index added 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn ), which rose 1.93% or 6.00 points to trade at 316.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG ) added 1.44% or 8.80 points to end at 617.80 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn ) 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:DTGGe ), which fell 6.01% or 2.18 points to trade at 34.11 at the close. Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN ) declined 5.19% or 1.03 points to end at 18.90 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p ) was down 2.38% or 1.96 points to 80.44.

The top performers on the MDAX were CTS Eventim AG (ETR:EVDG ) which rose 1.73% to 82.40, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (ETR:HLE ) which was up 1.42% to settle at 86.00 and Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA ) which gained 1.41% to close at 19.47.

The worst performers were Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn ) which was down 5.41% to 199.20 in late trade, Traton SE (ETR:8TRA ) which lost 4.35% to settle at 27.50 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn ) which was down 3.97% to 37.98 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG ) which rose 2.04% to 43.04, Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n ) which was up 2.04% to settle at 100.00 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n ) which gained 1.47% to close at 15.20.

The worst performers were Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG ) which was down 5.01% to 41.70 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG ) which lost 3.16% to settle at 9.03 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G ) 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:BAYGN ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.19% or 1.03 to 18.90. Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (ETR:DTEGn ) rose to all time highs; rising 0.68% or 0.20 to 29.78. Shares in Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.38% or 1.96 to 80.44. Shares in Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.04% or 2.00 to 100.00.

The DAX volatility index , 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.

Source: Investing.com