Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Construction and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Food & Beverages, Retail and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.29%, while the MDAX index added 0.05%, and the TecDAX index fell 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which rose 2.77% or 0.217 points to trade at 8.061 at the close. Meanwhile, Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) added 2.71% or 0.320 points to end at 12.110 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was up 2.01% or 0.355 points to 18.060 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG), which fell 1.40% or 2.650 points to trade at 186.200 at the close. Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn) declined 0.96% or 1.700 points to end at 176.000 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was down 0.43% or 0.650 points to 151.600.
The top performers on the MDAX were Covestro AG (DE:1COV) which rose 3.03% to 68.650, Duerr AG (DE:DUEG) which was up 2.74% to settle at 78.010 and Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) which gained 2.26% to close at 38.280.
The worst performers were Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was down 2.47% to 35.89 in late trade, Alstria Office Reit-Ag (DE:AOXG) which lost 1.86% to settle at 11.365 and Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 1.69% to 4.88 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) which rose 2.95% to 17.275, CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which was up 2.21% to settle at 37.980 and Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which gained 2.08% to close at 49.265.
The worst performers were Alix Resources Corp (F:37N2) which was down 2.78% to 0.035 in late trade, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which lost 2.64% to settle at 53.560 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was down 1.90% to 7.430 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 408 to 347 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Covestro AG (DE:1COV) rose to all time highs; up 3.03% or 2.020 to 68.650. Shares in Leoni AG (DE:LEOGn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.26% or 0.845 to 38.280. Shares in Jenoptik AG (DE:JENG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.95% or 0.495 to 17.275. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.08% or 1.005 to 49.265.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.90% to 14.23 a new 52-week low.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.39% or 4.70 to $1206.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.21% or 1.15 to hit $53.27 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.25% or 1.22 to trade at $55.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.0684, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8656.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 100.98.