Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 0.48%
2022.04.12 20:21
Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 0.48%
Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Construction, Utilities and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.48%, while the MDAX index lost 0.54%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Zalando SE (DE:ZALG), which rose 2.44% or 1.06 points to trade at 44.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Puma SE (DE:PUMG) added 2.02% or 1.46 points to end at 73.76 and Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) was up 1.21% or 0.86 points to 71.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which fell 9.09% or 1.08 points to trade at 10.84 at the close. Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) declined 2.51% or 1.03 points to end at 39.97 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was down 1.87% or 0.77 points to 40.48.
The top performers on the MDAX were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which rose 5.08% to 13.13, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was up 3.96% to settle at 21.28 and Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which gained 3.58% to close at 167.90.
The worst performers were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) which was down 8.47% to 6.42 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 6.84% to settle at 25.05 and Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 3.72% to 67.35 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were TeamViewer AG (DE:TMV) which rose 5.08% to 13.13, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was up 3.96% to settle at 21.28 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 1.69% to close at 87.25.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 6.84% to 25.05 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 3.65% to settle at 16.48 and Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (DE:VBKG) which was down 3.26% to 81.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 384 to 309 and 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.51% or 1.03 to 39.97.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.78% to 29.07.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.34% or 26.20 to $1,974.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 7.05% or 6.65 to hit $100.94 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 6.48% or 6.38 to trade at $104.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 100.21.
