Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Retail and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.55% to hit a new 6-months high, while the MDAX index added 0.31%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which rose 8.15% or 18.65 points to trade at 247.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) added 1.41% or 1.060 points to end at 76.320 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was up 1.34% or 0.680 points to 51.430 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG), which fell 2.09% or 0.450 points to trade at 21.080 at the close. Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) declined 1.08% or 1.400 points to end at 128.750 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was down 0.97% or 0.120 points to 12.270.
The top performers on the MDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 5.87% to 89.760, Rocket Internet (DE:RKET) which was up 3.97% to settle at 24.60 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 3.56% to close at 22.710.
The worst performers were Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which was down 7.18% to 19.7150 in late trade, RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which lost 6.90% to settle at 47.760 and Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which was down 3.29% to 32.320 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which rose 6.15% to 354.00, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 5.87% to settle at 89.760 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 3.56% to close at 22.710.
The worst performers were Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which was down 7.07% to 19.738 in late trade, Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which lost 3.29% to settle at 32.320 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 2.41% to 9.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 416 to 274 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) rose to all time highs; up 8.15% or 18.65 to 247.55. Shares in Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.15% or 20.50 to 354.00.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.61% to 14.06.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.70% or 8.95 to $1280.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.63% or 0.39 to hit $62.20 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.44 to trade at $71.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1197, while EUR/GBP fell 0.69% to 0.8514.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 97.282.