Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Software and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 3.51% to hit a new 3-months high, while the MDAX index climbed 4.08%, and the TecDAX index gained 4.28%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which rose 13.75% or 3.56 points to trade at 29.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR1n) added 8.15% or 1.05 points to end at 14.00 and Sartorius AG VZO O.N. (ETR:SATG_p) was up 7.95% or 29.50 points to 400.40 in late trade.