Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the DAX Food & Beverage, DAX Retail and DAX Software sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.02%, while the MDAX index gained 0.28%, and the TecDAX index climbed 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe), which rose 4.45% or 1.67 points to trade at 39.17 at the close. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) added 3.65% or 1.35 points to end at 38.35 and Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG) was up 2.21% or 2.14 points to 99.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG), which fell 3.50% or 17.60 points to trade at 485.80 in late trade. Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) declined 2.00% or 5.00 points to end at 244.60 and Continental AG O.N. (ETR:CONG) down 1.28% or 0.76 points to 58.70.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 20.09% to 10.70, Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which was up 5.01% to settle at 42.54 and Traton SE (ETR:8TRA) which gained 3.66% to close at 31.15.
The worst performers were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 3.25% to 58.00 in late trade, Gerresheimer AG (ETR:GXIG) which lost 2.55% to settle at 82.10 and Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) which was down 2.01% to 253.80 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which rose 7.65% to 16.60, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was up 2.53% to settle at 62.80 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which gained 2.07% to close at 15.05.
The worst performers were Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which was down 3.40% to 42.04 in late trade, Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which lost 3.25% to settle at 58.00 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which was down 2.58% to 60.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 332 to 280 and 20 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) rose to all time highs; up 3.65% or 1.35 to 38.35. Shares in Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.25% or 1.95 to 58.00. Shares in Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.25% or 1.95 to 58.00. Shares in Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.58% or 1.60 to 60.30.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.62% to 17.52.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.65 to $2,749.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.82% or 1.28 to hit $71.47 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.76% or 1.31 to trade at $75.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.05.