Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Food & Beverages and Software sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.40%, while the MDAX index added 2.92%, and the TecDAX index gained 3.48%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (DE:IFXGn), which rose 4.53% or 0.820 points to trade at 18.940 at the close. Meanwhile, SAP SE (DE:SAPG) added 3.01% or 2.950 points to end at 100.960 and Vonovia SE (DE:VNAn) was up 2.94% or 1.13 points to 39.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN), which rose 0.09% or 0.060 points to trade at 69.230 at the close. Bayer AG NA (DE:BAYGN) added 0.27% or 0.21 points to end at 78.28 and Allianz SE VNA O.N. (DE:ALVG) was up 0.45% or 0.82 points to 182.88.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which rose 9.26% to 49.32, Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was up 8.13% to settle at 39.640 and Norma Group AG NA O.N. (DE:NOEJ) which gained 6.43% to close at 48.640.
The worst performers were Talanx AG NA O.N. (DE:TLXGn) which was down 5.13% to 29.580 in late trade, Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) which lost 3.27% to settle at 94.76 and Metro AG (DE:MEOG) which was down 1.50% to 4.726 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Isra Vision O.N. (DE:ISRG) which rose 10.58% to 41.80, SLM Solutions Group AG (DE:AM3D) which was up 9.80% to settle at 17.92 and S&T AG (DE:SANT1) which gained 7.55% to close at 22.22.
The worst performers were Talanx AG NA O.N. (DE:TLXGn) which was down 5.13% to 29.580 in late trade, Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which lost 3.55% to settle at 46.200 and Metro AG ST O.N. (DE:CECG) which was down 1.50% to 4.726 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 562 to 160 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Talanx AG NA O.N. (DE:TLXGn) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.13% or 1.600 to 29.580. Shares in Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:WCHG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.27% or 3.20 to 94.76. Shares in Talanx AG NA O.N. (DE:TLXGn) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.13% or 1.600 to 29.580. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.55% or 1.700 to 46.200.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.71% to 19.01.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 1.80 to $1232.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $71.94 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.42% or 0.34 to trade at $81.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1589, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8777.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 94.68.