Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Media sectors led shares higher while losses in the Insurance, Telecom and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.41%, while the MDAX index lost 0.32%, and the TecDAX index added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lanxess AG (XETRA:LXSG), which rose 2.14% or 0.890 points to trade at 42.550 at the close. Meanwhile, Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (XETRA:TKAG) added 2.06% or 0.465 points to end at 23.090 and Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (XETRA:FREG) was up 0.48% or 0.240 points to 50.760 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (XETRA:VOWG_p), which fell 2.87% or 5.850 points to trade at 198.300 at the close. E.ON SE NA (XETRA:EONGn) declined 1.44% or 0.200 points to end at 13.725 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (XETRA:DTEGn) was down 1.32% or 0.205 points to 15.285.
The top performers on the MDAX were Salzgitter AG O.N. (XETRA:SZGG) which rose 4.10% to 24.245, Wacker Chemie O.N. (XETRA:WCHG) which was up 3.38% to settle at 95.000 and Brenntag AG (XETRA:BNRGn) which gained 3.10% to close at 48.320.
The worst performers were Airbus Group (XETRA:AIRG) which was down 3.54% to 47.127 in late trade, Fielmann AG O.N. (XETRA:FIEG) which lost 2.49% to settle at 60.310 and Aurubis AG (XETRA:NAFG) which was down 2.43% to 48.170 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (XETRA:S92G) which rose 5.12% to 10.990, Nemetschek AG O.N. (XETRA:NEKG) which was up 4.72% to settle at 92.550 and Adva Optical Networking SE (XETRA:ADAG) which gained 3.28% to close at 2.930.
The worst performers were LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) which was down 3.34% to 9.811 in late trade, Drillisch AG O.N. (XETRA:DRIG) which lost 0.90% to settle at 34.500 and United Internet AG NA (XETRA:UTDI) which was down 0.65% to 38.470 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 394 to 337 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deutsche Telekom AG Na (XETRA:DTEGn) fell to 5-year highs; losing 1.32% or 0.205 to 15.285. Shares in LPKF Laser & Electronics (XETRA:LPKG) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.34% or 0.339 to 9.811. Shares in Nemetschek AG O.N. (XETRA:NEKG) rose to all time highs; up 4.72% or 4.170 to 92.550. Shares in Drillisch AG O.N. (XETRA:DRIG) fell to all time highs; losing 0.90% or 0.315 to 34.500.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 20.38.
Gold for April delivery was up 1.60% or 20.10 to $1276.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March rose 1.62% or 0.72 to hit $45.25 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.33 to trade at $49.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1291, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.7512.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 95.08.