Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.18%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation&Logistics, Food&Beverages and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.18% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index climbed 0.59%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n), which rose 4.05% or 0.64 points to trade at 16.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) added 2.50% or 9.30 points to end at 381.70 and Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) was up 2.45% or 0.59 points to 24.66 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn), which fell 2.12% or 0.68 points to trade at 31.22 at the close. Munich Reinsurance (ETR:MUVGn) declined 1.64% or 7.30 points to end at 436.50 and Hannover Rueck SE (ETR:HNRGn) was down 1.12% or 2.80 points to 247.10.

The top performers on the MDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 7.10% to 37.10, Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p) which was up 5.43% to settle at 34.96 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which gained 3.45% to close at 89.94.

The worst performers were Aroundtown Property Holdings PLC (ETR:AT1) which was down 10.95% to 1.70 in late trade, Lanxess AG (ETR:LXSG) which lost 3.14% to settle at 25.00 and HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which was down 3.08% to 6.61 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which rose 7.10% to 37.10, Suess Microtec NA O.N. (ETR:SMHNn) which was up 5.29% to settle at 38.33 and Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR:NEKG) which gained 3.45% to close at 89.94.

The worst performers were Eckert&Ziegler AG O.N. (ETR:EUZG) which was down 6.18% to 37.32 in late trade, 11 AG (ETR:1U1) which lost 3.11% to settle at 15.60 and Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which was down 2.12% to 31.22 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 351 to 268 and 30 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) rose to all time highs; rising 7.10% or 2.46 to 37.10. Shares in HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.08% or 0.21 to 6.61. Shares in Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) rose to all time highs; up 7.10% or 2.46 to 37.10.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.64% to 11.65.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.87% or 18.95 to $2,165.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.57% or 0.46 to hit $80.61 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.45 to trade at $85.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 104.11.