Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Basic Resources and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 1.15% to hit a new 1-month high, while the MDAX index gained 0.91%, and the TecDAX index added 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN), which rose 6.90% or 11.80 points to trade at 182.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) added 4.45% or 1.120 points to end at 26.300 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was up 3.10% or 2.020 points to 67.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG), which fell 0.51% or 0.46 points to trade at 89.66 at the close. Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) declined 0.37% or 0.70 points to end at 188.20 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was down 0.34% or 0.320 points to 92.560.
The top performers on the MDAX were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which rose 6.23% to 0.51, Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which was up 2.93% to settle at 114.300 and Rational AG (BS:RAAd) which gained 2.85% to close at 558.90.
The worst performers were Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was down 12.68% to 11.395 in late trade, Uniper SE (DE:UN01) which lost 1.03% to settle at 25.040 and K+S AG NA O.N. (DE:SDFGn) which was down 0.85% to 22.160 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which rose 5.43% to 32.640, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 3.35% to settle at 14.200 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which gained 3.13% to close at 59.250.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 5.04% to 13.750 in late trade, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which lost 1.87% to settle at 44.50 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 1.40% to 10.920 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 488 to 232 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) rose to all time highs; up 2.93% or 3.250 to 114.300. Shares in Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) rose to all time highs; up 5.43% or 1.680 to 32.640. Shares in CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) rose to all time highs; up 3.13% or 1.800 to 59.250.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.23% to 12.61.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.57% or 7.60 to $1334.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.05% or 0.67 to hit $63.28 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 0.71 to trade at $68.60 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.2240, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8828.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 90.32.