Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Software, Food & Beverages and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.64%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.28%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Covestro AG (DE:1COV), which rose 1.96% or 1.460 points to trade at 75.960 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (DE:SAPG) added 1.87% or 1.690 points to end at 92.020 and BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) was up 1.74% or 1.470 points to 86.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG), which fell 7.28% or 1.555 points to trade at 19.805 at the close. Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) declined 3.36% or 0.398 points to end at 11.436 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) was down 1.14% or 0.720 points to 62.380.
The top performers on the MDAX were Deutsche Euroshop AG (DE:DEQGn) which rose 3.60% to 29.960, Fielmann AG (DE:FIEG) which was up 3.21% to settle at 69.050 and Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which gained 2.76% to close at 17.470.
The worst performers were Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which was down 5.13% to 69.54 in late trade, Osram Licht AG (DE:OSRn) which lost 2.43% to settle at 47.47 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which was down 2.38% to 73.760 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which rose 3.96% to 101.100, CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (DE:COPMa) which was up 2.91% to settle at 43.120 and SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which gained 2.54% to close at 32.25.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which was down 6.51% to 12.950 in late trade, RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which lost 2.65% to settle at 20.600 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was down 2.36% to 64.100 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 386 to 290 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Osram Licht AG (DE:OSRn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.43% or 1.18 to 47.47. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) rose to all time highs; up 3.96% or 3.850 to 101.100. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.36% or 1.550 to 64.100.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.99% to 15.33.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.37% or 4.90 to $1322.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $67.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.25% or 0.19 to trade at $74.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.2107, while EUR/GBP rose 0.99% to 0.8782.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 91.45.