Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the DAX Technology, DAX Software and DAX Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 1.04%, while the MDAX index added 0.28%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.94%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn), which rose 2.97% or 0.89 points to trade at 30.82 at the close. MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) added 2.94% or 9.20 points to end at 322.20 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn) was up 2.03% or 0.32 points to 16.07 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 1.58% or 3.50 points to trade at 217.80 in late trade. Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn) declined 1.17% or 0.72 points to end at 61.00 and Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:BEIG) down 0.53% or 0.65 points to 122.65.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which rose 3.43% to 33.77, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was up 1.97% to settle at 38.74 and HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which gained 1.67% to close at 11.56.
The worst performers were Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which was down 2.82% to 32.07 in late trade, Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) which lost 1.92% to settle at 194.20 and Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which was down 1.57% to 15.72 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which rose 2.97% to 30.82, SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was up 2.86% to settle at 13.66 and Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which gained 1.81% to close at 46.06.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 2.43% to 8.83 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which lost 1.58% to settle at 217.80 and Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) which was down 1.21% to 31.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 339 to 294 and 25 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) rose to all time highs; rising 2.94% or 9.20 to 322.20. Shares in Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) fell to 3-year lows; falling 2.82% or 0.93 to 32.07. Shares in Bechtle AG (ETR:BC8G) fell to 3-year lows; falling 1.21% or 0.38 to 31.10.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.50% to 15.13 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.72% or 19.21 to $2,684.01 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.55% or 0.40 to trade at $72.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 106.03.