Germany's main equity markets ended Tuesday with a positive tone, as sector strength in Technology, Industrials and Software helped push benchmark indexes higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.85% and finished at a new all-time high. The MDAX ticked up 0.16%, while the TecDAX gained 0.88%.
Top movers on the DAX
- Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) led DAX gains, climbing 3.66% — up 2.25 points to end the session at 63.72.
- Airbus Group SE (ETR:AIRG) added 2.98% — a 6.20-point increase to close at 214.20.
- Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG) advanced 2.74% — up 3.90 points to finish at 146.35.
Lagging names on the DAX
- Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) recorded the heaviest decline on the DAX, falling 13.36% — a drop of 3.89 points to close at 25.22.
- Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) slid 7.58% — down 3.40 points to 41.46 at the close.
- Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGn) was lower by 2.52% — a decrease of 4.15 points to 160.65.
MDAX movers
- TKMS GmbH (ETR:TKMS) led MDAX gains, rising 5.29% to close at 89.60.
- Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) was up 4.49%, settling at 188.70.
- Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (ETR:TKAG) gained 3.03%, finishing at 12.57.
MDAX decliners
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ETR:LHAG) fell 8.21% to 8.48.
- Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) lost 3.27%, closing at 16.56.
- Aumovio Se (ETR:AMV0n) slipped 2.83% to 39.50 at the close.
TecDAX highlights
- SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) paced the TecDAX, up 6.28% to 79.50.
- Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn) climbed 4.21% to settle at 39.14.
- SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) gained 4.02% to close at 54.35.
TecDAX laggards mentioned later in the session
- Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) was down 3.89% to 143.20 in late trade.
- Kontron AG (ETR:KTN) lost 3.10%, settling at 20.60.
- Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) declined 2.58% to 30.96 at the close.
On market breadth, advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 394 to 279, while 36 stocks finished unchanged.
The DAX volatility index, which reflects implied volatility in DAX options, declined 5.53% to 16.32.
Commodities and FX
- Gold Futures for December delivery rose 1.25% — up 51.15 to $4,141.65 a troy ounce.
- Crude oil for September delivery fell 5.39% — down 4.33 to $76.01 a barrel.
- Brent oil for October delivery declined 5.17% — down 4.33 to $79.44 a barrel.
- EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% at 1.15; EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.07% at 0.86.
- U.S. Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 99.78.
Overall, the session was marked by concentrated gains in technology, industrials and software, while select names in retail and healthcare weighed on the index readings. Market participants may note the divergence between sector-level strength and notable single-stock weakness among consumer and medical-services names.