Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Resources, Media and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Food & Beverages, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.15%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.38%, and the TecDAX index lost 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG), which rose 1.31% or 1.080 points to trade at 83.580 at the close. Meanwhile, Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) added 0.90% or 0.340 points to end at 38.005 and Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) was up 0.64% or 1.10 points to 172.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn), which fell 2.14% or 0.360 points to trade at 16.490 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 1.53% or 0.146 points to end at 9.381 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was down 1.09% or 0.083 points to 7.538.
The top performers on the MDAX were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which rose 2.47% to 124.45, CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) which was up 2.34% to settle at 37.815 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which gained 2.03% to close at 70.320.
The worst performers were Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which was down 1.27% to 49.220 in late trade, Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which lost 1.10% to settle at 85.700 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was down 0.77% to 65.500 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which rose 1.88% to 233.50, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which was up 1.78% to settle at 69.620 and RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which gained 1.24% to close at 15.095.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was down 3.08% to 24.225 in late trade, Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which lost 2.79% to settle at 10.985 and Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which was down 1.92% to 65.390 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 369 to 366 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in CTS Eventim AG (DE:EVDG) rose to all time highs; up 2.34% or 0.865 to 37.815. Shares in Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) rose to all time highs; rising 2.03% or 1.400 to 70.320. Shares in Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.88% or 4.30 to 233.50. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; up 1.78% or 1.220 to 69.620. Shares in RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.24% or 0.185 to 15.095.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 0.66% to 13.17.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.71% or 8.86 to $1265.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.04% or 0.51 to hit $49.41 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.36 to trade at $51.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1170, while EUR/GBP rose 0.84% to 0.8734.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 97.41.