Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.14%, while the MDAX index lost 0.20%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG), which rose 2.40% or 0.28 points to trade at 11.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Qiagen NV (ETR:QIA) added 1.31% or 0.52 points to end at 40.11 and Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) was up 1.10% or 0.13 points to 11.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN), which fell 1.88% or 0.89 points to trade at 46.80 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) declined 1.63% or 0.32 points to end at 19.06 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) was down 1.47% or 4.70 points to 316.10.
The top performers on the MDAX were Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which rose 6.99% to 137.00, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was up 2.57% to settle at 17.95 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which gained 1.81% to close at 90.20.
The worst performers were GEA Group AG (ETR:G1AG) which was down 2.30% to 35.71 in late trade, Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) which lost 2.28% to settle at 37.36 and Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO Pref (ETR:FPE3_p) which was down 2.28% to 38.52 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) which rose 3.35% to 35.43, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was up 2.57% to settle at 17.95 and Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which gained 1.81% to close at 90.20.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 2.07% to 9.76 in late trade, Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which lost 1.90% to settle at 27.86 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which was down 1.77% to 35.58 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 361 to 261 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.63% or 0.32 to 19.06. Shares in Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.99% or 8.95 to 137.00. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (ETR:MORG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.35% or 1.15 to 35.43.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.06% to 14.28.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.04% or 0.85 to $2,050.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.31% or 1.67 to hit $73.86 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 1.32 to trade at $78.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 102.05.