German stocks inch up 0.18%

German stocks moved higher on Friday amid optimism over the Eurozone after the ECB hinted on additional measures to preserve the single currency. German DAX 30 Index inched up 0.18% to trade at 6,593.80 at the time of writing. Utilities were mixed, with E.ON retreating 0.53% and RWE climbing 0.08%. Financials declined by 0.12% . Commerzbank dropped 0.5% while Deutsche Bank gained 0.93%. Meanwhile, health care sector was the weakest in the index, losing 1.27%. Fresenius and Fresenius Medical Care tumbled 1.76% and 1.53%.