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

Frankfurt closed with the index dropping 2.07%, which is a 6-month low. The index dropped 1.95% and lost 1.80%.

They were the top performers at the session Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:), rose 0.2% or 0.12 points, to trade at 53.10 by the close. Meanwhile, Siemens Energy AG (DE): The German economy fell 0.277%, or 0.05 point to close at 18.37 Qiagen Late trade saw NV (DE) fall 0.49 percent or 0.210 points, to 42.930

They were also the session’s worst performers Continental AG O.N. O.N. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG(DE:), which fell 3.24%, or 3.090 point to trade at 84.09 at the close. Porsche Automobil Holding SE(DE:) fell 3.16%, or 2.660 points, to 81.560.

AUTO1 Group SE, (DE) fell 0.2% to 12.37; Deutsche Wohnen AG(DE:), which dropped 0.28% to 36.150; and Deutsche Lufthansa AG [DE:] which lost 0.35%. The MDAX closed at 7.508.

They were among the most disappointing. Lanxess AG (DE) was at 48.600, a decrease of 4.82% in late-trade. Wacker Chemie O.N. O.N.

Top performers in the TecDAX included Siemens Healthineers AG, which rose 0.23% at 53.10 and Qiagen NV(DE:), which fell 0.49% to 42.930. Nagarro SE (DE:), which fell 0.79% to close at 125.00

They were among the most disappointing. Suse SA (DE:), which fell 4.00% to 24,00 in late trade. Jenoptik AG(DE:), which lost 3.99%, settled at 29,840 Evotec AG O.N. O.N.

By 630 to 49, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

AUTO1 Group SE shares (DE:) plunged to their lowest levels in over a year; the stock fell 0.20%, or 0.03 to 12.37. Lanxess AG’s shares fell 52 weeks ago to a low of 4.82% (or 2.460 to 48.600). Suse SA (DE) shares fell to their lowest levels in 4.00%, or from 1.00 to 24.00. Evotec AG O.N. Shares fell to all-time lows. (DE): Shares in Evotec AG O.N. fell 52 weeks ago to lows. They lost 3.51% or 910 to 24.990

The DAX Options Implied Volatility Index (the ), was at a new 52 week high of 12.74%, 34.69.

The April delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.7%, or 1.30, to $1901.10 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 1.99% or 2.21% to reach $92.20/barrel, and the May Brent Oil contract, which rose 2.1% or 2.11 for $93.50/barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.4% at 1.1325 while EUR/GBP dropped 0.07% from 0.8323.

At 95.963, US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.6%.