Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare , Food & Beverages and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 1.10%, while the MDAX index added 0.72%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Bayer AG NA (ETR: BAYGN ), which rose 5.18% or 1.16 points to trade at 23.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (ETR: AIRG ) added 3.17% or 5.30 points to end at 172.32 and Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR: DBKGn ) was up 2.17% or 0.50 points to 23.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR: BEIG ), which fell 2.63% or 3.20 points to trade at 118.70 at the close. Siemens Energy AG (ETR: ENR1n ) declined 1.55% or 0.94 points to end at 59.64 and Vonovia SE (ETR: VNAn ) was down 1.14% or 0.28 points to 24.20.
The top performers on the MDAX were DWS Group GmbH & Co KgaA (ETR: DWSG ) which rose 2.76% to 54.05, Fuchs Se Pref (ETR: FPE3_p ) which was up 2.73% to settle at 48.14 and Tui AG NA (ETR: TUI1n ) which gained 2.64% to close at 7.40.
The worst performers were K+S AG (ETR: SDFGn ) which was down 7.27% to 12.50 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which lost 3.62% to settle at 6.39 and Tag Immobilien AG (ETR: TEGG ) which was down 2.44% to 11.98 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (ETR: AFXG ) which rose 2.60% to 69.00, Nemetschek AG O.N. (ETR: NEKG ) which was up 2.20% to settle at 116.00 and Nagarro SE (ETR: NA9n ) which gained 1.61% to close at 79.00.
The worst performers were Evotec AG O.N. (ETR: EVTG ) which was down 3.62% to 6.39 in late trade, Siltronic AG (ETR: WAFGn ) which lost 2.77% to settle at 45.56 and Formycon AG (ETR: FYB ) which was down 2.60% to 26.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 377 to 246 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR: BEIG ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.63% or 3.20 to 118.70. Shares in Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR: DBKGn ) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.17% or 0.50 to 23.35. Shares in Vonovia SE (ETR: VNAn ) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.14% or 0.28 to 24.20. Shares in DWS Group GmbH & Co KgaA (ETR: DWSG ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.76% or 1.45 to 54.05.
The DAX volatility index , which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 2.83% to 22.81 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.43% or 12.94 to $3,056.94 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.39% or 0.27 to hit $68.84 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.71.