Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.09%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 4.52% or 0.229 points to trade at 5.295 at the close. Meanwhile, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 3.35% or 1.26 points to end at 38.87 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was up 1.80% or 1.34 points to 75.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Technip (PA:TECF), which fell 2.30% or 1.15 points to trade at 48.91 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.98% or 0.84 points to end at 41.50 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 1.74% or 0.089 points to 5.034.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which rose 4.52% to 5.295, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which was up 3.35% to settle at 38.87 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which gained 2.40% to close at 16.855.
The worst performers were Natixis (PA:CNAT) which was down 3.38% to 3.311 in late trade, Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which lost 3.31% to settle at 2.920 and GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 2.36% to 27.48 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 341 to 312 and 112 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.71% to 21.07.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.66% or 8.85 to $1344.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 4.27% or 2.00 to hit $44.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.52% or 2.19 to trade at $46.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.42% to 1.1107, while EUR/GBP rose 0.96% to 0.8431.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.37% at 96.19.