France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.51%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities , Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology , Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.51%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ), which rose 2.73% or 0.68 points to trade at 25.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ) added 2.70% or 2.12 points to end at 80.78 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ) was up 2.39% or 0.85 points to 36.42 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thales (EPA:TCFP ), which fell 3.83% or 5.65 points to trade at 142.00 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) declined 1.25% or 2.60 points to end at 205.50 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO ) was down 0.92% or 0.60 points to 64.70.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) which rose 5.92% to 128.90, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA ) which was up 5.73% to settle at 7.93 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which gained 4.69% to close at 7.30.

The worst performers were Valneva (EPA:VLS ) which was down 3.97% to 2.66 in late trade, Thales (EPA:TCFP ) which lost 3.83% to settle at 142.00 and Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM ) which was down 2.73% to 185.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 201 and 100 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.92% or 7.20 to 128.90. Shares in Valneva (EPA:VLS ) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.97% or 0.11 to 2.66.

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 down 0.72% or 18.70 to $2,590.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.68% or 1.16 to hit $70.18 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.39% or 1.01 to trade at $73.76 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.61.

Source: Investing.com