Germany stocks lower at close of trade; DAX down 1.03% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Frankfurt, the fell 1.03%, while the index fell 0.88%, and the index lost 1.06%.

The best performers of the session on the were Porsche Automobil Holding SE (ETR:), which rose 3.87% or 2.68 points to trade at 71.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:) added 0.83% or 0.85 points to end at 102.65 and Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:) was up 0.73% or 0.72 points to 100.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (ETR:), which fell 4.57% or 2.08 points to trade at 43.40 at the close. E.ON SE (ETR:) declined 3.47% or 0.30 points to end at 8.24 and Puma SE (ETR:) was down 3.47% or 2.00 points to 55.68.

The top performers on the MDAX were Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:) which rose 4.38% to 21.46, Sixt SE (ETR:) which was up 3.16% to settle at 93.15 and Aixtron SE (ETR:) which gained 2.20% to close at 24.60.

The worst performers were Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:) which was down 5.53% to 8.29 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) which lost 4.57% to settle at 18.80 and LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:) which was down 4.35% to 63.84 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (ETR:) which rose 2.20% to 24.60, ADTRAN Holdingsa Inc (ETR:) which was up 1.65% to settle at 18.50 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:) which gained 0.30% to close at 19.88.

The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) which was down 4.57% to 18.80 in late trade, Vantage Towers AG (ETR:) which lost 4.16% to settle at 26.24 and Varta AG (ETR:) which was down 3.91% to 59.94 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 469 to 210 and 79 ended unchanged.

Shares in Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.57% or 2.08 to 43.40. Shares in Puma SE (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.47% or 2.00 to 55.68. Shares in Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.53% or 0.49 to 8.29. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.57% or 0.90 to 18.80. Shares in LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.35% or 2.90 to 63.84. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.57% or 0.90 to 18.80. Shares in Varta AG (ETR:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.91% or 2.44 to 59.94.

The , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.49% to 27.88.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.25% or 4.20 to $1,674.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.01% or 1.72 to hit $83.64 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.82% or 1.67 to trade at $90.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.47% to 1.00, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 109.87.