Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Software and Basic Resources sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.97%, while the MDAX index climbed 1.52%, and the TecDAX index gained 2.43%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Wirecard AG (DE:WDIG), which rose 3.74% or 4.950 points to trade at 137.400 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) added 2.62% or 0.580 points to end at 22.730 and Deutsche Boerse AG (DE:DB1Gn) was up 2.37% or 2.800 points to 120.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck KGaA (DE:MRCG), which fell 3.70% or 3.54 points to trade at 92.14 at the close. Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) declined 3.12% or 0.410 points to end at 12.740 and Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) was down 2.02% or 1.14 points to 55.33.
The top performers on the MDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 5.23% to 22.750, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which was up 4.83% to settle at 167.000 and Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) which gained 4.34% to close at 7.720.
The worst performers were Scout24 AG (DE:G24n) which was down 4.90% to 43.500 in late trade, LEG Immobilien AG (DE:LEGn) which lost 2.45% to settle at 107.700 and Hochtief AG (DE:HOTG) which was down 1.89% to 114.00 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which rose 5.23% to 22.750, Aixtron SE NA O.N. (DE:AIXGn) which was up 4.88% to settle at 10.2400 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) which gained 4.83% to close at 167.000.
The worst performers were Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which was down 2.86% to 8.325 in late trade, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (DE:AFXG) which lost 0.86% to settle at 86.000 and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which was down 0.57% to 138.50 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 480 to 223 and 66 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.02% or 1.14 to 55.33. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.83% or 7.700 to 167.000. Shares in Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:SATG_p) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.83% or 7.700 to 167.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 8.20% to 17.79.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.41% or 5.35 to $1296.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.41% or 0.86 to hit $61.90 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.64% or 1.15 to trade at $71.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.1211, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8681.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 97.312.