Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 0.36%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Construction, Retail and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.36%, while the MDAX index fell 0.77%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA), which rose 2.25% or 1.04 points to trade at 47.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN) added 1.13% or 0.61 points to end at 54.40 and Linde PLC (ETR:LINI) was up 1.08% or 3.50 points to 326.25 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN), which fell 3.79% or 4.90 points to trade at 124.30 at the close. Covestro AG (ETR:1COV) declined 3.50% or 1.27 points to end at 35.02 and Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) was down 2.95% or 1.52 points to 49.92.

The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) which rose 3.16% to 186.25, TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was up 2.05% to settle at 11.19 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG) which gained 1.35% to close at 7.43.

The worst performers were Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which was down 5.59% to 34.62 in late trade, Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which lost 5.23% to settle at 6.71 and Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was down 4.39% to 42.25 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Suse SA (ETR:SUSEG) which rose 3.50% to 19.50, Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) which was up 2.25% to settle at 47.27 and TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which gained 2.05% to close at 11.19.

The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was down 6.58% to 56.05 in late trade, Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which lost 5.59% to settle at 34.62 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which was down 3.96% to 45.14 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Linde PLC (ETR:LINI) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.08% or 3.50 to 326.25.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.32% to 21.96.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 5.45 to $1,745.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.54% or 0.43 to hit $80.47 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.63 to trade at $88.08 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.25% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 107.47.