The DAX Index went up by 203 points or 0.77 percent on Friday to close at 26570 points. The rise was led by BMW (4.50%), Volkswagen (3.23%) and Mercedes-Benz AG (2.96%). On the downside, the weakerst performers were Rheinmetall (-1.85%), Scout24 (-1.05%) and Fresenius (-0.75%).