Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Financial Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.09% to hit a new 1-month low, while the MDAX index fell 0.08%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn), which rose 1.91% or 0.703 points to trade at 37.438 at the close. Meanwhile, Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn) added 1.83% or 2.63 points to end at 146.13 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was up 0.77% or 0.83 points to 107.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG), which fell 4.50% or 2.920 points to trade at 61.990 at the close. Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) declined 2.16% or 0.384 points to end at 17.361 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was down 1.31% or 0.70 points to 52.60.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which rose 2.64% to 70.820, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which was up 2.12% to settle at 87.760 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which gained 1.94% to close at 51.620.
The worst performers were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 4.23% to 43.535 in late trade, AUTO1 Group SE (DE:AG1G) which lost 3.83% to settle at 33.36 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 2.73% to 14.950 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were S&T AG (DE:SANT1) which rose 5.78% to 22.70, Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:EUZG) which was up 2.54% to settle at 137.200 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which gained 2.12% to close at 87.760.
The worst performers were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 4.23% to 43.535 in late trade, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which lost 2.73% to settle at 14.950 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) which was down 2.16% to 17.361 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 421 to 261 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn) rose to all time highs; up 1.91% or 0.703 to 37.438. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.23% or 1.925 to 43.535. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.12% or 1.820 to 87.760. Shares in AUTO1 Group SE (DE:AG1G) fell to all time lows; down 3.83% or 1.33 to 33.36. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.23% or 1.925 to 43.535. Shares in Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:EUZG) rose to all time highs; up 2.54% or 3.400 to 137.200. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.12% or 1.820 to 87.760.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.32% to 20.83.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.31% or 5.60 to $1794.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.44% or 1.66 to hit $69.80 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.07% or 1.48 to trade at $72.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1819, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8533.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.550.