Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.07%

© Reuters. Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.07%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Construction and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Software, Consumer & Cyclical and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.07%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.30%, and the TecDAX index lost 2.75%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 2.68% or 0.415 points to trade at 15.885 at the close. Meanwhile, Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) added 2.65% or 1.370 points to end at 53.030 and Linde PLC (DE:LINI) was up 1.73% or 2.450 points to 144.150 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which fell 27.25% or 39.425 points to trade at 105.275 at the close. Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) declined 4.26% or 8.85 points to end at 198.85 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was down 1.63% or 2.25 points to 135.40.

The top performers on the MDAX were Software AG (DE:SOWGn) which rose 3.06% to 32.670, Osram Licht AG (DE:OSRn) which was up 2.99% to settle at 38.22 and Uniper SE (DE:UN01) which gained 2.69% to close at 25.950.

The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 2.54% to 57.600 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which lost 1.83% to settle at 128.500 and Siemens Healthineers AG (DE:SHLG) which was down 1.80% to 33.80 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Deutz AG (DE:DEZG) which rose 2.34% to 6.350, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA (DE:BVB) which was up 2.11% to settle at 9.175 and Vossloh AG (DE:VOSG) which gained 2.07% to close at 41.900.

The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 6.07% to 8.435 in late trade, Tele Columbus AG (DE:TC1n) which lost 5.10% to settle at 2.42 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was down 4.95% to 10.36 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 391 to 314 and 70 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tele Columbus AG (DE:TC1n) fell to all time lows; falling 5.10% or 0.13 to 2.42.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 5.41% to 16.10 a new 3-months low.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.31% or 4.15 to $1321.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.77% or 0.95 to hit $54.74 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.28 to trade at $62.12 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.1471, while EUR/GBP rose 0.40% to 0.8763.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.232.