Investing.com – Germany equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the DAX Technology, DAX Software and DAX Food & Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.39%, while the MDAX index gained 0.23%, and the TecDAX index climbed 1.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the DAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn), which rose 10.37% or 3.24 points to trade at 34.49 at the close. SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) added 1.58% or 4.15 points to end at 267.30 and Brenntag AG (ETR:BNRGn) was up 1.53% or 0.92 points to 60.92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p), which fell 2.72% or 7.40 points to trade at 264.70 in late trade. Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) declined 2.45% or 1.36 points to end at 54.12 and Merck KGaA (ETR:MRCG) down 2.39% or 3.45 points to 141.00.
The top performers on the MDAX were Jungheinrich AG O.N.VZO (ETR:JUNG_p) which rose 3.58% to 24.90, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 3.10% to settle at 13.45 and Kion Group AG (ETR:KGX) which gained 2.01% to close at 35.60.
The worst performers were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 8.06% to 39.90 in late trade, Hypoport AG (ETR:HYQGn) which lost 2.02% to settle at 203.40 and Deutsche Wohnen AG (ETR:DWNG) which was down 1.67% to 23.55 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn) which rose 10.37% to 34.49, Aixtron SE (ETR:AIXGn) which was up 3.10% to settle at 13.45 and Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG) which gained 3.07% to close at 70.50.
The worst performers were Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) which was down 8.06% to 39.90 in late trade, Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) which lost 2.72% to settle at 264.70 and Freenet AG NA (ETR:FNTGn) which was down 1.61% to 29.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 310 to 297 and 26 ended unchanged on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Shares in Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.06% or 3.50 to 39.90. Shares in Siltronic AG (ETR:WAFGn) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.06% or 3.50 to 39.90.
The DAX New Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was up 12.01% to 17.24 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.48% or 13.59 to $2,870.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $72.94 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.57% or 0.43 to trade at $76.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.92% at 107.88.