Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer & Cyclical, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.03%, while the MDAX index climbed 0.54%, and the TecDAX index added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Bay.Motoren Werke AG ST (DE:BMWG), which rose 3.32% or 2.480 points to trade at 77.290 at the close. Meanwhile, Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:DAIGn) added 2.65% or 1.660 points to end at 64.370 and BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) was up 1.93% or 1.470 points to 77.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which fell 2.07% or 0.205 points to trade at 9.700 at the close. Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) declined 1.19% or 0.40 points to end at 33.30 and E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) was down 0.81% or 0.051 points to 6.263.
The top performers on the MDAX were DMG Mori AG (DE:GILG) which rose 3.28% to 44.760, Osram Licht AG (F:OSRn) which was up 2.85% to settle at 54.033 and Brenntag AG (DE:BNRGn) which gained 2.73% to close at 49.930.
The worst performers were Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which was down 3.36% to 12.510 in late trade, Alstria Office Reit-Ag (DE:AOXG) which lost 2.91% to settle at 11.865 and Deutsche Wohnen AG Inh (DE:DWNG) which was down 2.33% to 31.600 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which rose 18.44% to 44.090, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 4.23% to settle at 24.510 and STRATEC Biomedical AG (DE:SBSG) which gained 4.19% to close at 53.450.
The worst performers were Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 1.89% to 42.400 in late trade, Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which lost 1.75% to settle at 41.38 and United Internet AG NA (DE:UTDI) which was down 0.88% to 39.040 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 617 to 292 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.07% or 0.205 to 9.700. Shares in E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn) fell to all time lows; losing 0.81% or 0.051 to 6.263. Shares in DMG Mori AG (DE:GILG) rose to all time highs; up 3.28% or 1.420 to 44.760.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.16% to 18.44.
Gold for December delivery was down 2.66% or 34.95 to $1277.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $48.90 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.45% or 0.23 to trade at $51.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1183, while EUR/GBP rose 0.52% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.54% at 96.17.