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.