Investing.com – Germany equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the DAX Retail, DAX Food & Beverage and DAX Telecom sectors led shares higher while losses in the DAX Chemicals, DAX Construction and DAX Industrial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX declined 0.81%, while the MDAX index added 0.30%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn), which rose 2.72% or 0.80 points to trade at 30.17 at the close. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) added 2.62% or 1.01 points to end at 39.52 and Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) was up 2.10% or 0.56 points to 27.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BASF SE NA O.N. (ETR:BASFN), which fell 5.19% or 2.38 points to trade at 43.38 in late trade. Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe) declined 3.99% or 1.56 points to end at 37.57 and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG) down 3.21% or 2.24 points to 67.58.
The top performers on the MDAX were Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which rose 9.54% to 167.60, Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was up 5.64% to settle at 28.86 and TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which gained 4.47% to close at 11.68.
The worst performers were Wacker Chemie O.N. (ETR:WCHG) which was down 4.90% to 77.70 in late trade, K+S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which lost 4.63% to settle at 11.22 and Stroeer SE (ETR:SAXG) which was down 4.40% to 49.52 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which rose 5.64% to 28.86, TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which was up 4.47% to settle at 11.68 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which gained 2.27% to close at 33.40.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which was down 2.92% to 7.64 in late trade, Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) which lost 2.56% to settle at 43.70 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which was down 2.44% to 58.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 341 to 274 and 26 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) rose to all time highs; up 2.62% or 1.01 to 39.52. Shares in Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG) fell to 3-year lows; falling 3.21% or 2.24 to 67.58. Shares in Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) rose to 3-year highs; gaining 9.54% or 14.60 to 167.60. Shares in Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.64% or 1.54 to 28.86. Shares in Stroeer SE (ETR:SAXG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.40% or 2.28 to 49.52. Shares in Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.64% or 1.54 to 28.86. Shares in Energiekontor AG (ETR:EKTG) fell to 3-year lows; falling 2.56% or 1.15 to 43.70.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 11.41% to 15.45 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.44% or 11.95 to $2,693.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.94% or 2.13 to hit $70.23 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.55% or 1.93 to trade at $73.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.94% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 105.00.