Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX down 0.17%

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

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.17%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.03%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.24%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which rose 2.66% or 8.40 points to trade at 323.70 at the close. Meanwhile, E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn) added 1.91% or 0.24 points to end at 12.78 and RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG) was up 1.70% or 0.69 points to 41.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN), which fell 2.66% or 1.25 points to trade at 45.51 at the close. Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) declined 1.76% or 0.63 points to end at 35.20 and Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) was down 1.62% or 6.20 points to 376.80.

The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which rose 3.32% to 38.94, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which was up 3.21% to settle at 144.50 and Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p) which gained 2.35% to close at 32.24.

The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which was down 3.83% to 104.30 in late trade, Evonik Industries AG (ETR:EVKn) which lost 3.46% to settle at 17.73 and Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which was down 2.24% to 2.23 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) which rose 3.49% to 80.10, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which was up 2.66% to settle at 323.70 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which gained 1.96% to close at 101.10.

The worst performers were Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) which was down 8.10% to 33.54 in late trade, Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (ETR:VBKG) which lost 3.89% to settle at 26.68 and Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which was down 2.02% to 89.90 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 343 to 296 and 36 ended unchanged.

Shares in E.ON SE (ETR:EONGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.91% or 0.24 to 12.78. Shares in Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.83% or 4.15 to 104.30. Shares in Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.21% or 4.50 to 144.50.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 3.34% to 13.59.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.15% or 3.10 to $2,036.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.77% or 1.96 to hit $72.73 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.59% or 1.97 to trade at $78.09 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 102.22.