German Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Food & Beverages, and Consumer & Cyclical sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.51% to hit a new all-time high, while the MDAX index climbed 0.63%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.24%.

Top Performers of the Session

• Heidelberg Materials AG (ETR:HEIG): rose 3.21% to trade at 123.85.
• Deutsche Bank AG NA O.N. (ETR:DBKGn): added 2.78% to end at 16.73.
• Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn): up 2.17% to 31.80.

Worst Performers of the Session

• Mercedes Benz Group AG (ETR:MBGn): fell 2.53% to trade at 52.00.
• Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p): declined 2.33% to 214.00.
• Symrise AG Inh. O.N. (ETR:SY1G): down 2.25% to 102.25.

MDAX Highlights

Top Performers

• Hochtief AG (ETR:HOTG): rose 7.12% to 126.30.
• Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (ETR:BOSSn): up 6.07% to 34.58.
• HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFGG): gained 4.01% to 11.81.

Worst Performers

• Delivery Hero AG (ETR:DHER): down 5.51% to 32.74.
• Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG): lost 3.39% to 11.41.
• Fuchs Petrolub AG VZO Pref (ETR:FPE3_p): down 2.60% to 41.90.

TecDAX Highlights

Top Performers

• CompuGroup Medical AG O.N. (ETR:COP1n): rose 8.19% to 16.90.
• Infineon Technologies AG NA O.N. (ETR:IFXGn): up 2.17% to 31.80.
• Elmos Semiconductor AG (ETR:ELGG): gained 1.70% to 59.80.

Worst Performers

• SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR:S92G): down 5.96% to 12.63.
• Evotec AG O.N. (ETR:EVTG): lost 3.86% to 8.59.
• Nordex SE O.N. (ETR:NDXG): down 3.39% to 11.41.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 330 to 306, with 38 ending unchanged.

Heidelberg Materials AG shares reached an all-time high at 123.85, while Deutsche Bank AG shares hit 5-year highs at 16.73. Hochtief AG also reached 5-year highs at 126.30.

The DAX volatility index, measuring implied volatility of DAX options, was up 1.59% to 14.86.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (February delivery): up 0.45% to $2,670.56.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): rose 3.00% to $70.14.
• Brent Oil (February contract): up 2.65% to $73.73.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.19% at 106.22.