France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.28%

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.28%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 4.76% or 1.02 points to trade at 22.46 at the close. Meanwhile, L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP ) added 4.21% or 15.50 points to end at 383.30 and Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS ) was up 3.85% or 74.50 points to 2,009.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP ), which fell 1.88% or 1.89 points to trade at 98.56 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ) declined 1.83% or 0.66 points to end at 35.43 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN ) was down 0.69% or 0.08 points to 10.79.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN ) which rose 5.66% to 6.23, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) which was up 4.76% to settle at 22.46 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) which gained 4.67% to close at 26.00.

The worst performers were Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI ) which was down 5.31% to 35.78 in late trade, Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC ) which lost 4.97% to settle at 27.70 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) which was down 2.15% to 127.70 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 242 to 224 and 110 ended unchanged.

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 0.74% or 19.65 to $2,672.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.69% or 1.19 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.69% or 1.24 to trade at $74.45 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.29.

Source: Investing.com