Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The index rose by 1.10% at Frankfurt’s close, while it climbed 0.61% and gained 1.61%.

Adidas AG (DE) was the best performer of the session, rising 4.30% (10.50 points) to close at 254.75 Meanwhile, Henkel & Co KGaA AG Pref (DE:) added 3.81% or 2.88 points to end at 78.42 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (DE:), was up 3.9% or 15.800 point to 510.600 late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Delivery Hero AG (DE:) fell 12.21 points or 12.43% to close at 85.99 Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE): The decline of 0.70% (0.510 points) has brought the final 72.540 at 72.353 and Continental AG O.N. O.N.

These were the top performers on MDAX Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE:), which rose by 4.35%, to 51.860 Aixtron SE (DE:), which rose 4.34%, to settle at 19.370 Evotec AG O.N. O.N.

They were among the most disappointing. Commerzbank AG O.N. O.N.

Aixtron SE, (DE:), which increased 4.34% to 19.370 was the top performer on the TecDAX. Nordex SE O.N. SE O.N. Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. O.N.

11 AG (DE) was among the worst-performing stocks, falling 0.66% to 23,960 in late trade. Use Freenet AG NA (DE) lost 0.34% and settled at 23.420 Varta AG (DE:), which fell 0.23% at the closing to 109.150

Stocks that are rising outnumbered those in decline on Frankfurt Stock Exchange were 505 to 194 and 79 ended unaffected.

Shares in Deutsche Wohnen AG (DE:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.79% or 0.290 to 36.260.

The, which tracks the implied volatility for DAX options was up 2.54% from 18.15.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was higher by 1.05%, or 18.95, to $1817.75 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 3.06 percent to reach $81.29/barrel, and March Brent oil, which rose by 2.82 percent to trade at $83.69/barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.2% to 1.1356 while EUR/GBP rose by 0.03%, to 0.8342.

The US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.2% at 95.720.