Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.18%, while the MDAX index added 0.10%, and the TecDAX index added 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which rose 3.78% or 0.316 points to trade at 8.684 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) added 3.28% or 0.425 points to end at 13.395 and Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:HNKG_p) was up 2.39% or 2.60 points to 111.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG), which fell 2.13% or 0.590 points to trade at 27.130 at the close. Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) declined 1.52% or 3.50 points to end at 226.80 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) was down 1.46% or 0.190 points to 12.854.
The top performers on the MDAX were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which rose 9.27% to 0.37, Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which was up 3.84% to settle at 15.700 and Innogy SE (DE:IGY) which gained 3.55% to close at 32.400.
The worst performers were Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was down 7.55% to 56.950 in late trade, Gerresheimer AG (BS:GXId) which lost 2.37% to settle at 60.900 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which was down 2.33% to 68.700 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which rose 12.67% to 27.560, Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was up 8.71% to settle at 14.845 and GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which gained 3.79% to close at 13.700.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 2.44% to 18.000 in late trade, Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which lost 1.65% to settle at 98.740 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which was down 1.58% to 46.240 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 385 to 332 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gerresheimer AG (BS:GXId) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.37% or 1.475 to 60.900. Shares in Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.71% or 1.190 to 14.845.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.56% to 18.78.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.17% or 2.20 to $1330.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.35% or 0.85 to hit $63.62 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.17% or 0.78 to trade at $67.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.2299, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8800.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.78.