Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food & Beverages, Retail and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.75%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.26%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG), which rose 3.55% or 2.68 points to trade at 78.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG) added 2.57% or 0.38 points to end at 15.16 and Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) was up 2.24% or 0.62 points to 28.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG), which fell 1.02% or 1.00 points to trade at 96.94 at the close. Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1Gn) declined 0.90% or 1.90 points to end at 209.10 and Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) was down 0.84% or 0.27 points to 31.80.
The top performers on the MDAX were HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG) which rose 6.35% to 8.81, Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) which was up 6.18% to settle at 292.20 and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which gained 4.48% to close at 60.60.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 4.34% to 14.76 in late trade, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (ETR:HLE) which lost 2.77% to settle at 87.60 and Rational AG (ETR:RAAG) which was down 1.56% to 884.50 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR:AFXG) which rose 4.48% to 60.60, Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which was up 2.74% to settle at 63.70 and Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which gained 2.16% to close at 5.91.
The worst performers were Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG) which was down 4.34% to 14.76 in late trade, Atoss Software AG (ETR:AOFG) which lost 2.74% to settle at 127.80 and SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G) which was down 1.73% to 17.59 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 363 to 237 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.24% or 0.62 to 28.30.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 7.83% to 14.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.80% or 21.35 to $2,673.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.65% or 1.16 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.65% or 1.21 to trade at $74.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 100.27.