Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Financial Services and Construction sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Resources, Retail and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high, while the MDAX index lost 0.06%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn), which rose 1.91% or 0.76 points to trade at 40.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) added 1.56% or 1.400 points to end at 91.330 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was up 0.95% or 0.210 points to 22.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG), which fell 1.85% or 0.500 points to trade at 26.490 at the close. Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) declined 1.55% or 0.460 points to end at 29.140 and Linde AG O.N. (DE:LING) was down 1.08% or 1.80 points to 165.00.
The top performers on the MDAX were Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which rose 2.65% to 14.350, Gerresheimer AG (BS:GXId) which was up 2.62% to settle at 66.750 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which gained 2.17% to close at 61.150.
The worst performers were Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which was down 9.39% to 0.15 in late trade, Rheinmetall AG (DE:RHMG) which lost 5.83% to settle at 110.600 and Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which was down 2.89% to 67.200 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which rose 5.63% to 20.820, Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which was up 2.71% to settle at 9.314 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which gained 2.08% to close at 127.400.
The worst performers were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was down 3.83% to 49.000 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 1.77% to settle at 14.665 and Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 1.23% to 13.680 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 408 to 277 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) fell to all time lows; losing 9.39% or 0.02 to 0.15. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.08% or 2.600 to 127.400.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.70% to 16.79.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.52% or 7.00 to $1348.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.85% or 0.57 to hit $67.64 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.11% or 0.80 to trade at $72.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.2323, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 89.52.