Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Media and Software sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.41%, while the MDAX index declined 0.08%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING), which rose 2.06% or 3.80 points to trade at 188.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) added 1.28% or 1.190 points to end at 94.000 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was up 0.88% or 0.220 points to 25.295 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG), which fell 5.43% or 3.640 points to trade at 63.370 at the close. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) declined 3.93% or 0.795 points to end at 19.450 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was down 2.42% or 0.242 points to 9.778.
The top performers on the MDAX were Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which rose 3.20% to 43.030, Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was up 2.87% to settle at 59.460 and Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which gained 2.33% to close at 3.25.
The worst performers were Bilfinger SE O.N. (DE:GBFG) which was down 2.17% to 37.575 in late trade, Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO Pref (DE:FPEG_p) which lost 1.54% to settle at 45.540 and K+S AG NA O.N. (DE:SDFGn) which was down 1.37% to 19.110 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which rose 4.18% to 43.60, Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which was up 3.31% to settle at 5.530 and Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which gained 3.00% to close at 87.800.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 3.54% to 10.485 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 3.32% to settle at 12.390 and GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which was down 2.33% to 11.945 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 401 to 332 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.43% or 3.640 to 63.370. Shares in Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.20% or 1.335 to 43.030. Shares in Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.87% or 1.660 to 59.460. Shares in Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.18% or 1.75 to 43.60. Shares in Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.00% or 2.560 to 87.800.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.59% to 14.10.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.91% or 11.68 to $1289.88 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.27% or 1.25 to hit $56.39 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.05% or 1.26 to trade at $62.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1793, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8931.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.61.