Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.05%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software, Food&Beverages and Financial Services 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 rose 0.05%, while the MDAX index fell 0.66%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.79%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe), which rose 2.90% or 0.87 points to trade at 30.83 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) added 2.25% or 2.70 points to end at 122.58 and Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) was up 1.83% or 3.35 points to 186.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn), which fell 3.83% or 0.38 points to trade at 9.52 at the close. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) declined 2.99% or 10.80 points to end at 349.90 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) was down 2.87% or 0.31 points to 10.34.

The top performers on the MDAX were Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p) which rose 12.46% to 34.30, TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was up 3.02% to settle at 16.05 and Gerresheimer AG (ETR:GXIG) which gained 2.43% to close at 92.80.

The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 6.21% to 16.67 in late trade, Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which lost 4.35% to settle at 138.50 and K&S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which was down 3.80% to 17.95 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which rose 3.02% to 16.05, SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) which was up 2.25% to settle at 122.58 and Eckert&Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which gained 1.13% to close at 46.60.

The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 6.21% to 16.67 in late trade, Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) which lost 3.00% to settle at 19.08 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which was down 2.99% to 349.90 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 429 to 229 and 94 ended unchanged.

Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.25% or 2.70 to 122.58. Shares in Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.83% or 3.35 to 186.30. Shares in K&S AG (ETR:SDFGn) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.80% or 0.71 to 17.95. Shares in SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.25% or 2.70 to 122.58.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.17% to 17.43.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 1.95 to $2,001.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.41% or 1.90 to hit $76.86 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 2.07 to trade at $80.47 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 101.65.