France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.08%

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA ), which rose 4.74% or 1.91 points to trade at 42.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (EPA:DANO ) added 2.75% or 1.76 points to end at 65.76 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH ) was up 2.46% or 15.10 points to 628.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ), which fell 14.65% or 5.04 points to trade at 29.37 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP ) declined 8.22% or 2.78 points to end at 31.03 and Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ) was down 2.35% or 0.78 points to 32.35.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were BIC (EPA:BICP ) which rose 13.58% to 66.90, Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT ) which was up 7.58% to settle at 53.95 and Sodexo SA (EPA:EXHO ) which gained 6.50% to close at 81.15.

The worst performers were Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ) which was down 14.65% to 29.37 in late trade, Mersen (EPA:CBLP ) which lost 9.51% to settle at 22.35 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP ) which was down 8.22% to 31.03 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 247 to 235 and 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 14.65% or 5.04 to 29.37. Shares in Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.35% or 0.78 to 32.35. Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 14.65% or 5.04 to 29.37. Shares in Mersen (EPA:CBLP ) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.51% or 2.35 to 22.35.

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 December delivery was up 0.49% or 13.50 to $2,742.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.00% or 0.71 to hit $70.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.89% or 0.67 to trade at $74.29 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.07.

Source: Investing.com