Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Food & Beverages and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.43% to hit a new all time high, while the MDAX index gained 0.34%, and the TecDAX index added 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were E.ON SE NA (DE:EONGn), which rose 4.31% or 0.306 points to trade at 7.398 at the close. Meanwhile, RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) added 1.37% or 0.210 points to end at 15.565 and Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG) was up 1.19% or 0.265 points to 22.445 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Muench. Rueckvers. VNA O.N. (DE:MUVGn), which fell 1.58% or 2.85 points to trade at 177.20 at the close. Deutsche Post AG NA O.N. (DE:DPWGn) declined 0.74% or 0.245 points to end at 32.850 and Volkswagen AG VZO O.N. (DE:VOWG_p) was down 0.72% or 1.05 points to 144.25.
The top performers on the MDAX were Suedzucker AG (DE:SZUG) which rose 2.16% to 20.075, Evonik Industries AG (DE:EVKn) which was up 2.06% to settle at 31.530 and Axel Springer SE (DE:SPRGn) which gained 2.01% to close at 53.730.
The worst performers were Fraport AG (DE:FRAG) which was down 2.49% to 72.350 in late trade, Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which lost 1.77% to settle at 15.56 and Zalando SE (DE:ZALG) which was down 1.39% to 40.53 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) which rose 5.40% to 105.400, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was up 4.61% to settle at 25.625 and Xing AG (DE:OBCGn) which gained 2.74% to close at 211.50.
The worst performers were Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which was down 1.41% to 38.45 in late trade, Medigene NA O.N. (DE:MDG1k) which lost 0.98% to settle at 10.645 and Drillisch AG (DE:DRIG) which was down 0.76% to 49.225 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 498 to 248 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Evonik Industries AG (DE:EVKn) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.06% or 0.635 to 31.530. Shares in Axel Springer SE (DE:SPRGn) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.01% or 1.060 to 53.730. Shares in Draegerwerk VZO O.N. (DE:DRWG_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.40% or 5.400 to 105.400.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 2.10% to 12.96 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.75% or 9.26 to $1217.84 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.03% or 0.48 to hit $45.95 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.47 to trade at $48.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.0877, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8404.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 99.47.