Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Insurance and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 2.36%, while the MDAX index gained 3.48%, and the TecDAX index climbed 2.36%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Commerzbank AG O.N. (ETR:CBKG), which rose 6.27% or 1.29 points to trade at 21.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG) added 6.13% or 8.80 points to end at 152.40 and Rheinmetall AG (ETR:RHMG) was up 5.75% or 71.50 points to 1,315.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG), which fell 2.09% or 1.40 points to trade at 65.68 at the close. Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn) declined 1.49% or 0.73 points to end at 48.31 and Daimler Truck Holding AG (ETR:DTGGe) was down 0.88% or 0.29 points to 32.56.
The top performers on the MDAX were RENK Group AG (ETR:R3NK) which rose 11.96% to 45.17, Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER) which was up 10.97% to settle at 23.37 and Redcare Pharmacy NV (ETR:RDC) which gained 9.52% to close at 131.10.
The worst performers were LEG Immobilien AG (ETR:LEGn) which was down 0.81% to 67.35 in late trade, Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn) which lost 0.78% to settle at 32.92 and K+S AG (ETR:SDFGn) which was down 0.24% to 12.33 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG) which rose 9.03% to 5.70, Hensoldt Ag (ETR:HAGG) which was up 7.36% to settle at 60.55 and Jenoptik AG (ETR:JENGn) which gained 5.69% to close at 16.16.
The worst performers were SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) which was down 0.75% to 29.30 in late trade, Formycon AG (ETR:FYB) which lost 0.23% to settle at 21.95 and CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n) which was up 0.18% to 22.06 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 530 to 117 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMWG) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.09% or 1.40 to 65.68. Shares in Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.49% or 0.73 to 48.31. Shares in SUSS MicroTec SE (ETR:SMHNn) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.75% or 0.22 to 29.30. Shares in Formycon AG (ETR:FYB) fell to 3-years lows; down 0.23% or 0.05 to 21.95.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 3.04% to 21.14.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.26% or 37.49 to $3,011.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.72% or 0.44 to hit $61.14 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.17% or 0.11 to trade at $64.32 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 103.07.