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

Frankfurt closed with the index rising 0.69% and adding 0.37%. The index also gained 0.61%.

Airbus Group SE in Germany (DE) were the top performers during the session. They rose by 5.48%, or 5.70 points, to close at 109.70. Meanwhile, MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE) added 5.34% (10.70 points), to bring the total up to 211.20 Bayer AG Late trade saw NA (DE) rise 4.01%, or 2.08 points, to 54.00

E.ON SE, (DE:) was the worst performer of the session. It fell by 8.59% or 1.04 point to trade at 11.08 at close. HelloFresh SE (DE:), fell 6.34%, or 2.86 points, to finish at 42.22. RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:), was at 37.57 with a drop of 3.84%, or 1.50 points.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, (DE:), which rose by 4.41% to 6.63 was the top performer on MDAX. Aixtron SE (DE:), which rose 3.65% to settle in 19.33 Fraport AG (DE) closed at 58.06 after gaining 3.57%.

These were the worst performers Daimler Truck Holding AG (DE:), which fell 5.03% to 23,86 in late-trade, Uniper SE (DE): The German economy lost 3.97%, settling at 24.89 Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE) was at 50.16, down by 3.69%.

Aixtron SE was the top performer on the TecDAX, rising 3.65% to 19.33. 11 AG (DE;) rose 3.24% and settled at 21.68. Deutsche Telekom AG NA (DE.) gained 3.15%.

SMA Solar Technology AG(DE:), which fell 17.93% – 28.66 in the late trade was amongst the worst performers. Qiagen NV (DE) lost 3.02% and settled at 43.62 Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. (DE:), which fell 1.61% to 61.9 at the closing.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining ones by 394 percent to 306, while 67 ended the same.

HelloFresh SE shares (DE:), fell 52 weeks to their lowest level; the stock dropped 6.34%, or 2.86 to 42.22. Daimler Truck Holding AG(DE:) shares fell to their lowest levels in over a decade, falling by 5.03% (1.26 to 23.86). Uniper SE (DE) shares fell by 3.97%, or 1.03 to 24,89.

The, which tracks the implied volatility of DAX Options, fell 5.15% from 37.03.

For April delivery, Gold Futures fell 1.14% (22.25%) to $1921.55 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 5.53 or 5.5% in April to reach $108.94/barrel, and the May Brent Oil contract, which rose 6.04, to trade at $111.01.01/barrel.

EUR/USD was steady at 1.11 with 0.09% unchanged, and EUR/GBP stable at 0.41 with 0.41% between 0.83 and 0.83.

At 97.44, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.03%.