Investing.com – Germany stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 1.03%, while the MDAX index lost 1.04%, and the TecDAX index lost 1.89%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which rose 2.33% or 0.58 points to trade at 25.43 at the close. Meanwhile, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) added 0.77% or 1.90 points to end at 247.80 and Airbus Group SE (ETR:AIRG) was up 0.58% or 0.76 points to 131.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 15.24% or 37.60 points to trade at 209.10 at the close. Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) declined 3.96% or 0.96 points to end at 23.29 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) was down 3.96% or 1.37 points to 33.10.
The top performers on the MDAX were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which rose 4.28% to 13.40, Bilfinger SE O.N. (ETR:GBFG) which was up 1.18% to settle at 51.60 and Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which gained 0.77% to close at 786.00.
The worst performers were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which was down 5.40% to 5.82 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 4.62% to settle at 20.22 and Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which was down 3.92% to 36.80 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which rose 7.80% to 60.80, Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was up 4.28% to settle at 13.40 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which gained 1.55% to close at 32.70.
The worst performers were Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which was down 15.24% to 209.10 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 4.62% to settle at 20.22 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which was down 3.96% to 33.10 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 436 to 157 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-years lows; down 15.24% or 37.60 to 209.10. Shares in Bilfinger SE O.N. (ETR:GBFG) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.18% or 0.60 to 51.60. Shares in Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.92% or 1.50 to 36.80. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) fell to 3-years lows; down 15.24% or 37.60 to 209.10.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 4.99% to 14.56.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.05% or 50.35 to $2,406.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.85% or 1.50 to hit $79.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.52% or 1.29 to trade at $83.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.03.