Investing.com – Germany equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the DAX Construction, DAX Utilities and DAX Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.17% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index lost 1.00%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (ETR:MUVGn), which rose 5.57% or 27.30 points to trade at 517.40 at the close. Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:HNRGn) added 1.51% or 3.80 points to end at 255.60 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (ETR:VOWG_p) was up 1.36% or 1.18 points to 88.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn), which fell 2.48% or 0.79 points to trade at 31.04 in late trade. RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG) declined 2.07% or 0.62 points to end at 29.28 and Bayer AG NA (ETR:BAYGN) down 2.06% or 0.42 points to 19.76.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 1.57% to 12.66, RTL Group SA (ETR:RRTL) which was up 1.30% to settle at 27.35 and Stroeer SE (ETR:SAXG) which gained 0.96% to close at 48.58.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was down 9.52% to 10.08 in late trade, Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which lost 6.06% to settle at 150.30 and Befesa SA (ETR:BFSA) which was down 3.99% to 21.66 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) which rose 0.84% to 119.40, PNE Wind AG (ETR:PNEGn) which was up 0.72% to settle at 11.26 and Cancom SE O.N. (ETR:COKG) which gained 0.67% to close at 24.10.
The worst performers were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was down 9.52% to 10.08 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which lost 4.89% to settle at 8.27 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was down 3.24% to 49.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 407 to 219 and 33 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (ETR:MUVGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.57% or 27.30 to 517.40. Shares in TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.52% or 1.06 to 10.08. Shares in TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.52% or 1.06 to 10.08. Shares in Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.24% or 1.65 to 49.30.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 1.02% to 12.75 a new 3-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.08% or 29.24 to $2,680.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.63% or 1.14 to hit $71.16 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 1.00 to trade at $74.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 106.70.