Germany stocks mixed at close of trade; DAX up 0.01%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food&Beverages, Utilities and Software sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction, Retail and Consumer&Cyclical sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.01% to hit a new 3-months high, while the MDAX index fell 0.32%, and the TecDAX index declined 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were RWE AG ST O.N. (ETR:RWEG), which rose 1.92% or 0.80 points to trade at 42.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius SE&Co KGAA O.N. (ETR:FREG) added 1.30% or 0.33 points to end at 25.70 and MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (ETR:MTXGn) was up 1.19% or 2.35 points to 199.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which fell 2.93% or 0.88 points to trade at 29.11 at the close. Adidas AG (ETR:ADSGN) declined 2.12% or 2.68 points to end at 123.98 and Covestro AG (ETR:1COV) was down 1.84% or 0.70 points to 37.42.

The top performers on the MDAX were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which rose 2.86% to 12.41, Tag Immobilien AG (ETR:TEGG) which was up 2.09% to settle at 6.11 and Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which gained 1.55% to close at 28.13.

The worst performers were Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was down 3.00% to 40.45 in late trade, ADTRAN Holdingsa Inc (ETR:QH9) which lost 2.72% to settle at 19.65 and Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was down 2.72% to 30.02 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were TeamViewer AG (ETR:TMV) which rose 2.86% to 12.41, CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which was up 1.18% to settle at 36.16 and Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which gained 1.13% to close at 22.45.

The worst performers were Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG (ETR:VBKG) which was down 3.70% to 75.50 in late trade, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which lost 2.72% to settle at 30.02 and ADTRAN Holdingsa Inc (ETR:QH9) which was down 2.72% to 19.65 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 341 to 330 and 87 ended unchanged.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.59% to 20.38 a new 6-months low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.47% or 8.15 to $1,753.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.59% or 1.24 to hit $76.70 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.52% or 1.30 to trade at $84.04 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 105.95.