German stocks rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark DAX index up 55.36 points, or 0.45 percent, to close at 12,264.31 points.

German banking and financial services provider Deutsche Bank won the most among the blue chips, with its shares up 1.94 percent. Commerzbank and Deutsche Boerse group, Marketplace organizer for the trading of shares and securities, rose by 1.78 percent and 1.66 percent respectively.

European mass media company ProSiebenSat.1 lost the most among the blue chips, by falling 1.96 percent. Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen and German airlines Lufthansa went down by 1.09 percent and 0.54 percent respectively.

German automotive manufacturer Daimler was the most-traded share with a turnover of 342.23 million euros (400.20 million U.S. dollars).