Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

Frankfurt closed with the index rising 0.21% while losing 0.07%. The index gained 0.41%.

SAP SE (DE;) were the top performers during the session. They rose by 1.08%, or 1.340 points, to trade at 124.900 after the close. Meanwhile, Linde PLC RWE AG ST O.N. and DE: added 0.94%, or 2.850 points, to reach 306.000. Late trade saw a 0.88% increase in (DE:), or 0.310 point to 35.720

These were the worst performers of the session. HelloFresh SE (DE:) fell by 2.34%, or 1.62 points to close at 67.54 Siemens Energy AG (DE:) fell 1.31%, or 0.30 points, to finish at 22.52 Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE:), was 0.640 point lower at 67.590, or 0.94%.

These were the top performers on MDAX Hugo Boss AG NA O.N. (DE) which rose 1.9% to 53.530 Nemetschek AG O.N. O.N. Evotec AG O.N. O.N.

Stroeer SE was among the worst-performing stocks, falling 1.70% to just 69.300 by late trade. Duerr AG (DE:), which fell 1.62% to settle for 40.120 Fraport AG (DE:), which fell 1.17% at 59.180 by the end.

The TecDAX’s top performers were Morphosys AG O.N. (DE:) rose 1.71%, to 33.350. Nemetschek AG O.N. (DE:), up 1.62%, to settle at 112.800.

They were among the most disappointing. Nordex SE O.N. SE O.N. Eckert & Ziegler AG O.N. O.N.

By 374 to 317) and 68, respectively, declining stocks were outnumbered on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 68 was unchanged.

Linde PLC shares (DE:), rose to new highs, rising by 0.94% or 2.850-306.000.

The, which tracks the implied volatility of DAX Options, fell 26.98% from 17.70.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was up by 0.52%, or 9.35, to $1815.15 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose 0.33 percent or 0.33 to reach $76.89 per barrel. The March Brent oil contract rose 0.24 or 0.30 to trade at $79.45 per barrel.

EUR/USD dropped 0.31% at 1.1313, EUR/GBP declined 0.33% at 0.8384

At 96.095, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.18%.