Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Construction, Industrials and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 1.18% to hit a new 52-week high, while the MDAX index gained 0.78%, and the TecDAX index climbed 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn), which rose 2.88% or 3.500 points to trade at 125.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Adidas AG (DE:ADSGN) added 2.46% or 3.650 points to end at 152.050 and Heidelbergcement AG O.N. (DE:HEIG) was up 2.39% or 2.050 points to 87.650 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn), which fell 0.81% or 0.315 points to trade at 38.685 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 0.42% or 0.031 points to end at 7.404 and Deutsche Boerse AG Z.UMT. (DE:DB11) was down 0.38% or 0.32 points to 84.08.
The top performers on the MDAX were Kion Group AG (DE:KGX) which rose 3.85% to 57.41, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:BOSSn) which was up 2.78% to settle at 67.370 and Steinhoff International Holdings NV (DE:SNHG) which gained 2.41% to close at 5.17.
The worst performers were Alstria Office Reit-Ag (DE:AOXG) which was down 1.00% to 11.395 in late trade, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn) which lost 0.99% to settle at 115.600 and Tag Immobilien AG (DE:TEGG) which was down 0.96% to 12.900 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) which rose 4.83% to 52.780, Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which was up 3.66% to settle at 60.040 and Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) which gained 3.30% to close at 46.835.
The worst performers were Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology O.N. (DE:PV) which was down 1.67% to 103.000 in late trade, RIB Software AG Na (DE:RIB) which lost 0.89% to settle at 12.825 and Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which was down 0.18% to 28.105 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 526 to 230 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Siemens AG (DE:SIEGn) rose to all time highs; up 2.88% or 3.500 to 125.000. Shares in Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:MORG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.83% or 2.430 to 52.780. Shares in Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.66% or 2.120 to 60.040. Shares in Dialog Semiconductor (DE:DLGS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.30% or 1.495 to 46.835.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 0.39% to 14.08 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.65 to $1238.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.84% or 0.99 to hit $54.77 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.55% or 0.87 to trade at $57.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.0549, while EUR/GBP fell 0.72% to 0.8458.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 101.35.