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

Frankfurt closed with the index rising 0.65% and the benchmark index climbing 0.60%. The index also gained 1.79%.

Sartorius AG VZO O.N. were the top performers during the session. (DE:), rose 5.44%, or 24.800 point to trade at 489.700 by the end. Meanwhile, HelloFresh SE (DE) Added 4.79%, or 2.70 Points to End at 59.12 Siemens Healthineers AG In late trade, the (DE:), was up 4.4% or 2.40 to 61.84

They were also the session’s worst performers Covestro AG (DE): The close was marked by a 1.85% drop or 1.000 point, and 53.000 points. Daimler AG NA O.N. (DE): The decline of 1.74% (1.300 points) in the German currency to 73.200 was a result. Continental AG O.N. O.N.

These were the top performers on MDAX TeamViewer AG (DE) rose by 5.27%, to 14.38. Deutsche Lufthansa AG was also up 4.00%, to settle at 7.933. Evotec AG O.N. O.N.

These were the worst performers Wacker Chemie O.N. (DE:), which fell 5.89% to 138.10 in late-trade, Aurubis AG (DE) lost 1.62% and settled at 99.860. Knorr-Bremse AG was (DE) down 1.45% to close at 90.00

Sartorius AG VZO O.N. was the top performer on the TecDAX. (DE:), which rose 5.44% at 480.700 and TeamViewer AG(DE:), which rose 5.27% at 14.38. Nordex SE O.N. SE O.N. (DE:), which gained 5.18% and closed at 14.630

These were the worst performers Siltronic AG (DE) which dropped 1.45% from 122.300 to late trade. Suse SA (DE:), which suffered a loss of 1.24%, settled at 31.80 Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (DE:), which fell 1.12% to 2.550 at the closing

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpassing declining ones by 442 to243, while 91 was unchanged.

Siltronic AG shares (DE:), fell by 1.45% to 52 week lows. This is a 1.800 drop to 122.300.

The, which tracks the implied volatility of DAX Options, fell 4.70% from 19.86.

For February delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.08% to $1841.75 per troy-ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil for March delivery rose 0.03 percent to $85.83 per barrel. The March Brent oil contract increased 0.17 percent to $88.61 per barrel.

EUR/USD fell 0.1% to 1.1324 while EUR/GBP dropped 0.2% to 0.8311.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.4% at 95.630