Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Construction, Retail and Software sectors led shares higher while losses in the Media, Telecoms and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.06% to hit a new 1-month high, while the MDAX index climbed 0.38%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 1.78% or 0.455 points to trade at 26.020 at the close. Meanwhile, Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) added 1.45% or 0.145 points to end at 10.170 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was up 0.91% or 0.740 points to 82.270 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which fell 0.81% or 0.225 points to trade at 27.715 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 0.64% or 0.70 points to end at 108.65 and Siemens AG Class N (DE:SIEGn) was down 0.58% or 0.65 points to 112.25.
The top performers on the MDAX were Fielmann AG (DE:FIEG) which rose 3.65% to 73.070, Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was up 2.67% to settle at 9.810 and Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which gained 2.61% to close at 108.000.
The worst performers were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 5.61% to 50.450 in late trade, STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (DE:STAGn) which lost 1.43% to settle at 80.700 and Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which was down 1.24% to 53.390 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 2.90% to 18.280, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was up 0.57% to settle at 58.060 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which gained 0.46% to close at 50.230.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 5.23% to 12.770 in late trade, Adva Optical Networking SE (DE:ADAG) which lost 4.66% to settle at 5.160 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was down 4.29% to 9.643 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 386 to 350 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) fell to 3-years lows; losing 0.81% or 0.225 to 27.715. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; up 2.90% or 0.515 to 18.280. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.29% or 0.432 to 9.643.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.47% to 15.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 2.06 to $1352.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.89% or 0.93 to hit $48.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.59% or 0.32 to trade at $54.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.15% to 1.2040, while EUR/GBP fell 0.63% to 0.9119.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 91.27.