Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.54%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer&Cyclical, Financial Services and Media sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.54%, while the MDAX index added 0.33%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.88%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Henkel&Co KGaA AG Pref (ETR:HNKG_p), which rose 7.22% or 5.34 points to trade at 79.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) added 4.72% or 24.20 points to end at 536.60 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was up 3.12% or 0.85 points to 28.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe), which fell 3.76% or 1.60 points to trade at 40.96 at the close. Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) declined 1.78% or 7.30 points to end at 402.60 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) was down 1.47% or 0.21 points to 13.72.

The top performers on the MDAX were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which rose 6.27% to 74.60, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 5.78% to settle at 37.70 and Puma SE (ETR:PUMG) which gained 4.35% to close at 44.82.

The worst performers were Sixt SE (ETR:SIXG) which was down 12.71% to 79.00 in late trade, Aurubis AG (ETR:NAFG) which lost 10.43% to settle at 67.40 and Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was down 4.73% to 25.96 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which rose 6.27% to 74.60, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 5.78% to settle at 37.70 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which gained 4.06% to close at 83.25.

The worst performers were Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 3.01% to 25.16 in late trade, Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which lost 2.99% to settle at 44.63 and 11 AG (ETR:1U1) which was down 1.46% to 16.18 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 339 to 266 and 28 ended unchanged.

Shares in Henkel&Co KGaA AG Pref (ETR:HNKG_p) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.22% or 5.34 to 79.34. Shares in Sixt SE (ETR:SIXG) fell to 3-years lows; down 12.71% or 11.50 to 79.00.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.64.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.27% or 6.20 to $2,303.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.68% or 0.54 to hit $78.41 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.44 to trade at $83.23 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 104.88.