Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Telecom and Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.44% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index climbed 0.04%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Deutsche Telekom AG Na (XETRA:DTEGn), which rose 1.69% or 0.265 points to trade at 15.915 at the close. Meanwhile, Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (XETRA:BMWG) added 1.51% or 1.650 points to end at 111.100 and Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (XETRA:DPWGn) was up 1.45% or 0.425 points to 29.635 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (XETRA:LHAG), which fell 4.25% or 0.590 points to trade at 13.295 at the close. Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (XETRA:MUVGn) declined 1.54% or 2.800 points to end at 178.500 and K & S AG NA O.N. (XETRA:SDFGN) was down 1.16% or 0.335 points to 28.515.
The top performers on the MDAX were Rheinmetall AG (XETRA:RHMG) which rose 2.79% to 44.610, Aareal Bank AG (XETRA:ARLG) which was up 1.44% to settle at 36.520 and Tui AG NA (XETRA:TUIGn) which gained 1.39% to close at 16.050.
The worst performers were Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:FPEG_p) which was down 5.32% to 37.485 in late trade, Rhoen-Klinikum O.N. (XETRA:RHKG) which lost 1.72% to settle at 22.015 and STADA Arzneimittel VNA O.N. (XETRA:STAGn) which was down 1.19% to 28.320 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Dialog Semiconductor (XETRA:DLGS) which rose 6.67% to 37.980, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) which was up 3.88% to settle at 121.750 and LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) which gained 3.82% to close at 12.490.
The worst performers were Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (XETRA:PV) which was down 7.83% to 75.950 in late trade, SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) which lost 4.59% to settle at 12.365 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (XETRA:NEKG) which was down 2.09% to 112.550 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 431 to 303 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (XETRA:BMWG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.51% or 1.650 to 111.100. Shares in Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (XETRA:DPWGn) rose to all time highs; rising 1.45% or 0.425 to 29.635. Shares in Aareal Bank AG (XETRA:ARLG) rose to all time highs; up 1.44% or 0.520 to 36.520. Shares in Rhoen-Klinikum O.N. (XETRA:RHKG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.72% or 0.385 to 22.015. Shares in Tui AG NA (XETRA:TUIGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.39% or 0.220 to 16.050. Shares in Dialog Semiconductor (XETRA:DLGS) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.67% or 2.375 to 37.980. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:SATG_p) rose to all time highs; rising 3.88% or 4.550 to 121.750.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.00% to 18.89.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.07% or 0.80 to $1208.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $51.81 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.45 to trade at $60.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.1362, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.7390.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 94.47.