Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Software, Utilities and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.77%, while the MDAX index added 0.46%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were SAP SE (DE:SAPG), which rose 2.10% or 2.340 points to trade at 113.720 at the close. Meanwhile, Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) added 1.82% or 4.75 points to end at 265.25 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was up 1.74% or 0.170 points to 9.925 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which fell 1.69% or 0.77 points to trade at 44.72 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 0.79% or 0.42 points to end at 52.87 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was down 0.27% or 0.180 points to 66.320.
The top performers on the MDAX were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which rose 4.48% to 30.100, Puma SE (DE:PUMG) which was up 2.96% to settle at 557.00 and Airbus Group SE (DE:AIRG) which gained 2.51% to close at 120.96.
The worst performers were Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which was down 8.53% to 35.810 in late trade, Grand City Properties SA (DE:GYC) which lost 4.93% to settle at 21.62 and Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was down 4.92% to 40.98 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which rose 4.48% to 30.1000, Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which was up 4.05% to settle at 360.00 and SAP SE (DE:SAPG) which gained 2.10% to close at 113.720.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 2.10% to 27.060 in late trade, Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which lost 0.64% to settle at 17.210 and Qiagen NV (DE:QIA) which was down 0.38% to 34.450 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 481 to 220 and 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.82% or 4.75 to 265.25. Shares in Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.53% or 3.340 to 35.810.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.92% to 15.45.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.36% or 4.85 to $1347.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.83% or 0.96 to hit $53.55 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.90% or 1.17 to trade at $62.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.1341, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8894.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 96.458.