Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.01%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food&Beverages, Financial Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.01%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.30%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which rose 4.42% or 20.20 points to trade at 477.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:P911_p) added 3.95% or 3.49 points to end at 91.85 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was up 3.13% or 0.75 points to 24.74 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN), which fell 2.39% or 4.90 points to trade at 200.10 at the close. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) declined 1.68% or 6.10 points to end at 356.10 and Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (ETR:DHLn) was down 1.55% or 0.61 points to 38.53.

The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 4.16% to 13.15, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) which was up 3.67% to settle at 4.83 and Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) which gained 3.36% to close at 25.19.

The worst performers were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which was down 7.86% to 6.89 in late trade, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which lost 4.22% to settle at 24.51 and Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which was down 3.19% to 40.95 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 4.16% to 13.15, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 2.69% to settle at 35.12 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which gained 2.51% to close at 85.66.

The worst performers were Nagarro SE (ETR:NA9n) which was down 2.17% to 74.35 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which lost 1.68% to settle at 356.10 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which was down 0.69% to 25.94 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 327 to 286 and 41 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) rose to all time highs; rising 4.42% or 20.20 to 477.10.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.67% to 12.75.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.65 to $2,163.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.69% or 1.36 to hit $81.94 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.54% or 1.31 to trade at $86.65 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 103.22.