Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Retail and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Insurance and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.08%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.33%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p), which rose 1.46% or 2.10 points to trade at 145.45 at the close. Meanwhile, BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) added 1.23% or 1.020 points to end at 83.720 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (DE:FMEG) was up 0.73% or 0.620 points to 85.940 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG), which fell 1.20% or 0.135 points to trade at 11.130 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) declined 0.97% or 0.260 points to end at 26.565 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (DE:DBKGn) was down 0.91% or 0.150 points to 16.370.
The top performers on the MDAX were Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which rose 4.50% to 54.560, Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was up 4.17% to settle at 9.839 and Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) which gained 3.21% to close at 38.250.
The worst performers were Innogy SE (DE:IGY) which was down 1.33% to 35.885 in late trade, Airbus Group SE (F:AIRG) which lost 0.90% to settle at 74.413 and Hannover Rueck SE (DE:HNRGn) which was down 0.82% to 108.80 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which rose 5.69% to 29.920, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was up 1.65% to settle at 54.810 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which gained 1.45% to close at 95.760.
The worst performers were GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) which was down 2.80% to 14.950 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which lost 1.63% to settle at 14.150 and Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which was down 1.57% to 238.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 387 to 371 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) rose to all time highs; up 4.50% or 2.350 to 54.560. Shares in Salzgitter AG (DE:SZGG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.21% or 1.190 to 38.250. Shares in GFT Technologies AG (DE:GFTG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.80% or 0.430 to 14.950.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.64% to 12.34.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.87% or 10.64 to $1227.94 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.89% or 0.41 to hit $46.49 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.93% or 0.45 to trade at $48.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.1455, while EUR/GBP fell 0.58% to 0.8758.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 95.02.