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Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.99%

Published 07/01/2016, 12:15 PM
Updated 07/01/2016, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.99%

© Reuters. Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.99%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Media and Retail sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.99%, while the MDAX index gained 1.32%, and the TecDAX index added 1.22%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 5.58% or 1.005 points to trade at 19.015 at the close. Meanwhile, Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) added 4.76% or 5.150 points to end at 113.450 and Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) was up 3.56% or 0.375 points to 10.905 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which fell 2.55% or 1.000 points to trade at 38.215 at the close. Deutsche Boerse NA O.N. (DE:DB1Gn) declined 0.48% or 0.350 points to end at 73.190 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (DE:BEIG) was down 0.39% or 0.330 points to 84.560.

The top performers on the MDAX were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which rose 6.62% to 26.235, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was up 6.61% to settle at 30.66 and Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which gained 4.71% to close at 24.800.

The worst performers were Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was down 1.36% to 50.210 in late trade, Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which lost 1.28% to settle at 51.719 and Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which was down 1.02% to 93.830 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 3.14% to 45.590, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was up 2.92% to settle at 38.285 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which gained 2.71% to close at 68.150.

The worst performers were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was down 3.45% to 14.000 in late trade, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which lost 2.46% to settle at 3.602 and Suess Microtec NA O.N. (DE:SMHNn) which was down 2.26% to 6.613 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 670 to 248 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.46% or 0.091 to 3.602.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 11.11% to 22.01.

Gold for August delivery was up 1.38% or 18.20 to $1338.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $48.33 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $49.70 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1141, while EUR/GBP rose 0.79% to 0.8400.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 95.70.

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