France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.86%

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.86% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.75%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA ), which rose 3.09% or 1.49 points to trade at 49.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD ) added 2.99% or 2.98 points to end at 102.70 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) was up 2.64% or 6.95 points to 269.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR ), which fell 2.41% or 0.32 points to trade at 13.15 at the close. Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ) declined 2.22% or 0.06 points to end at 2.46 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) was down 2.04% or 0.47 points to 22.52.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA ) which rose 3.09% to 49.66, Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD ) which was up 2.99% to settle at 102.70 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) which gained 2.64% to close at 269.80.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS ) which was unchanged 4.55% to 0.00 in late trade, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which lost 4.38% to settle at 5.61 and Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL ) which was down 4.32% to 2.04 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 266 to 227 and 90 ended unchanged.

Shares in Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.41% or 0.32 to 13.15. Shares in Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.64% or 6.95 to 269.80. Shares in Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.64% or 6.95 to 269.80.

The CAC 40 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.36% or 9.99 to $2,769.19 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $75.94 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.15% or 0.12 to trade at $79.41 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 108.01.

Source: Investing.com