Shares in Germany closed mixed at the end of trading on Monday, as the indices were accompanied by the upside, and gains were recorded in the sectors of retail, transport, logistics and communications. On the other hand, losses were recorded in the sectors of Chemicals, Technology and Public Institutions, where the indicators led down.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX 30 lost 0.10%, while the MDAX index consolidated its position at 0.70% and the TecDAX Technology Index consolidated its position at 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the day on the DAX 30 were Continental AG (DE:CONG), which rose 2.19% or 2.82 points and traded at 131.60 at the close. Meanwhile, MTU Aero Engines NA ON (DE:MTXGn) added 1.45% or 3.00 points to close at 210.60, while Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) added 1.42% or 1.335 points to 95,670 at 95.670. end of the session.
As for the weakest performance at the end of today’s trading, the stock of Linde PLC (DE:LINI) closed down at 2.97% or 7,350 points, and traded at 240,000 levels at the close. Shares Siemens AG , the Energy (DE: ENR1n) fell by 1.14% or 0.29 points at a price of 25.10, while shares Infineon Technologies AG (DE: IFXGn) closed on landing at 0.82% , or 0.275 points , at a price of 33.085.
On the other hand, the best performer in the MDAX index was recorded by HelloFresh SE (DE:HFGG), which rose by 2.62% to close at 82.26, and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) as well, and it continued to rise at 2.45% and closed at 97.84 levels. Likewise, the share of K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) rose by 2.28% and ended its trading at 12.072.
Among the worst performers today were Evotec AG (DE:EVTG), which fell 2.93% to 34.830, Nordex SE (DE:NDXG), which lost 2.72% to 17.550 and Evonik Industries. AG (DE:EVKn), which weakened by 0.92% and closed at 28.960 today’s session on the stock exchange.
On the other hand, the best performer in the TecDAX Technology Index was recorded by Eckert & Ziegler Bebig (DE:EUZG), which rose by 2.62% to close at 93.900, and Morphosys (DE:MORG) as well, and it continued to rise at 1.95% and closed at 69.500 levels. Also, the stock of Jenoptik AG (DE:JENGn) increased by 1.92% and ended its trading at 24.480.
Among the worst performers today were Evotec AG (DE:EVTG), which fell 2.93% to 34.830, Nordex SE (DE:NDXG), which lost 2.72% to 17.550 and S&T AG. (DE:SANT1), which weakened by 1.82% and closed at 19.95 today’s session on the stock exchange.
The number of shares that gained the most exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with 364 compared to 317, while 74 remained unchanged.
Shares of Continental AG (DE:CONG) climbed to a record high in 52 weeks, and it added 2.19% or 2.82 points to a price of 131.60. Shares of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) climbed to a record high in 3 years, rising 1.42% or 1.335 points at a price of 95.670. HelloFresh SE (DE:HFGG) share climbed to an all-time high, as it rose towards 2.62% or 2.10 points, at a price of 82.26. The stock of K&S AG (DE:SDFGn) climbed to a record high in 52 weeks, and continued to rise towards 2.28%, or 0.269 points, at a price of 12,072. Eckert & Ziegler Bebig (DE:EUZG) stock climbed to an all-time high, rising 2.62% or 2,400 points at a price of 93.900.
DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the DAX 30 index traded 3.39% higher and closed at 18.93.
Gold futures contracts for August delivery rose 0.28% or 5.35 and closed at $1897.35 an ounce. As for other commodities, the WTI crude oil futures contract for July delivery fell 0.32% or 0.22 and reached a price of $69.40 a barrel, while the August contract for Brent oil futures declined by 0.33% or 0.24 points, and closed at $71.65 a barrel.
The EUR/USD added 0.25% and traded at 1.2196, while the EUR/GBP continued to rise towards 0.08% and reached 0.8601 levels.
The dollar index contracts were trading down 0.22% at the level of 89.935.