Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Construction and Chemicals sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Insurance and Software sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.17% to hit a new 52-week high, while the MDAX index fell 0.22%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn), which rose 1.97% or 0.340 points to trade at 17.582 at the close. Meanwhile, Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) added 1.72% or 2.10 points to end at 124.14 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 1.66% or 0.117 points to 7.178 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which fell 1.92% or 0.540 points to trade at 27.540 at the close. MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) declined 1.77% or 4.20 points to end at 233.50 and Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) was down 1.52% or 1.42 points to 92.30.
The top performers on the MDAX were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which rose 5.19% to 2.897, Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was up 3.11% to settle at 11.765 and GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) which gained 2.37% to close at 27.690.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 24.03% to 23.900 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which lost 19.71% to settle at 28.930 and Rocket Internet (DE:RKET) which was down 2.22% to 23.82 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which rose 5.19% to 2.897, New Work SE (DE:NWOn) which was up 4.09% to settle at 280.00 and Jenoptik AG (DE:JENGn) which gained 3.74% to close at 26.100.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 24.03% to 23.900 in late trade, United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which lost 19.71% to settle at 28.930 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 2.32% to 14.32 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 359 to 308 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in GEA Group AG (DE:G1AG) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.37% or 0.640 to 27.690.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.29% to 13.65 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.25 to $1504.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.37% or 0.21 to hit $56.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $61.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1077, while EUR/GBP rose 0.03% to 0.8641.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 97.653.