Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software, Financial Services and Food & Beverages sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.64%, while the MDAX index added 0.86%, and the TecDAX index added 3.58%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 26.24% or 25.975 points to trade at 124.975 at the close. Meanwhile, Fresenius SE & Co KGAA O.N. (DE:FREG) added 3.55% or 1.670 points to end at 48.760 and SAP SE (DE:SAPG) was up 2.25% or 2.220 points to 100.860 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG), which fell 2.32% or 1.500 points to trade at 63.220 at the close. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) declined 1.85% or 0.450 points to end at 23.880 and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) was down 1.47% or 1.010 points to 67.910.
The top performers on the MDAX were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which rose 3.58% to 83.8000, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which was up 2.69% to settle at 22.500 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which gained 2.49% to close at 35.04.
The worst performers were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) which was down 1.79% to 13.1500 in late trade, Stroeer SE (DE:SAXG) which lost 1.59% to settle at 49.500 and Deutsche Euroshop AG (DE:DEQGn) which was down 1.25% to 26.800 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG) which rose 26.24% to 124.975, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was up 5.53% to settle at 6.30 and Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) which gained 4.92% to close at 13.210.
The worst performers were Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was down 0.96% to 8.2560 in late trade, Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which lost 0.64% to settle at 309.00 and Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which was down 0.60% to 43.340 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 450 to 255 and 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (DE:BMWG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.47% or 1.010 to 67.910. Shares in Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.79% or 0.2400 to 13.1500. Shares in Nordex SE O.N. (DE:NDXG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.92% or 0.620 to 13.210. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.60% or 0.260 to 43.340.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 8.03% to 16.50.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.47% or 6.30 to $1322.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.67% or 0.98 to hit $59.80 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.64% or 0.43 to trade at $67.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1282, while EUR/GBP fell 0.38% to 0.8531.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.190.