Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Construction, Basic Resources and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Food & Beverages, Telecoms and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.86%, while the MDAX index gained 0.70%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which rose 3.60% or 0.425 points to trade at 12.225 at the close. Meanwhile, Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) added 2.12% or 1.085 points to end at 52.175 and Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) was up 2.03% or 1.14 points to 57.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which fell 8.35% or 10.225 points to trade at 112.175 at the close. Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) declined 4.66% or 0.723 points to end at 14.807 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DE:LHAG) was down 0.38% or 0.075 points to 19.515.
The top performers on the MDAX were Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which rose 10.55% to 152.000, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 3.72% to settle at 23.690 and Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (DE:JUNG_p) which gained 3.42% to close at 29.020.
The worst performers were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which was down 7.34% to 74.450 in late trade, Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:DWNG) which lost 2.04% to settle at 43.230 and Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) which was down 1.79% to 2.799 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which rose 50.86% to 9.70, Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:NEKG) which was up 10.55% to settle at 152.000 and Cancom SE O.N. (DE:COKG) which gained 5.18% to close at 40.180.
The worst performers were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which was down 8.35% to 112.175 in late trade, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which lost 7.34% to settle at 74.450 and Deutsche Telekom AG Na (DE:DTEGn) which was down 4.66% to 14.807 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 491 to 215 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.72% or 0.850 to 23.690. Shares in Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:O2Dn) fell to all time lows; falling 1.79% or 0.051 to 2.799.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 7.38% to 15.69.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.25% or 3.25 to $1298.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.43% or 0.85 to hit $60.15 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.47 to trade at $67.57 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1226, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8634.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 96.792.