Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Software, Retail and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Telecoms and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX lost 0.13% to hit a new 52-week low, while the MDAX index climbed 0.35%, and the TecDAX index added 1.47%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 5.20% or 8.300 points to trade at 167.850 at the close. Meanwhile, Linde AG 1 (DE:LIN1) added 2.53% or 5.0000 points to end at 202.4000 and Continental AG O.N. (DE:CONG) was up 2.30% or 3.15 points to 140.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG), which fell 2.21% or 1.500 points to trade at 66.280 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) declined 1.58% or 1.22 points to end at 76.10 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was down 1.51% or 0.59 points to 38.39.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 5.63% to 16.500, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 4.12% to settle at 96.080 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which gained 3.89% to close at 125.400.
The worst performers were Gerresheimer AG (DE:GXIG) which was down 4.43% to 61.500 in late trade, LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) which lost 2.46% to settle at 93.400 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which was down 2.36% to 47.100 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Tele Columbus AG (DE:TC1n) which rose 12.67% to 3.25, Aumann AG (DE:AAGG) which was up 9.02% to settle at 48.3500 and SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which gained 6.78% to close at 19.220.
The worst performers were Baywa AG Vink. NA O.N. (DE:BYWGnx) which was down 3.80% to 26.550 in late trade, Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which lost 2.87% to settle at 84.500 and RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which was down 2.82% to 15.480 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 386 to 326 and 65 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.36% or 1.140 to 47.100. Shares in Baywa AG Vink. NA O.N. (DE:BYWGnx) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.80% or 1.050 to 26.550. Shares in Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.87% or 2.500 to 84.500.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 11.05% to 20.80 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.54% or 6.60 to $1221.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $70.92 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.70% or 0.56 to trade at $79.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1561, while EUR/GBP rose 0.30% to 0.8788.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 94.92.