The DAX Index Opens 0.69% Higher

The DAX Index is up by 175 points or 0.69 percent on Tuesday. Top gainers are Merck (3.79%), Qiagen NV (3.40%) and Henkel (1.67%). Biggest losses came from Daimler Truck Holding AG (-1.07%), Rheinmetall (-0.53%) and Beiersdorf (-0.34%).