Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Automobiles & Parts and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.10%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP), which rose 6.18% or 4.47 points to trade at 76.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) added 4.09% or 3.71 points to end at 94.45 and Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA) was up 3.83% or 0.140 points to 3.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which fell 1.52% or 0.14 points to trade at 8.84 at the close. Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN) declined 1.50% or 0.69 points to end at 45.24 and Total SA (PARIS:TOTF) was down 1.39% or 0.69 points to 48.70.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ingenico (PARIS:INGC) which rose 7.54% to 113.45, Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP) which was up 6.18% to settle at 76.81 and Air France KLM SA (PARIS:AIRF) which gained 6.03% to close at 8.350.
The worst performers were CGG (PARIS:GEPH) which was down 5.31% to 6.30 in late trade, Genfit (PARIS:GNFT) which lost 4.11% to settle at 44.350 and Solocal Group (PARIS:LOCAL) which was down 2.42% to 0.604 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 506 to 401 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP) rose to all time highs; rising 6.18% or 4.47 to 76.81. Shares in Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.09% or 3.71 to 94.45. Shares in Ingenico (PARIS:INGC) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.54% or 7.95 to 113.45. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.18% or 4.47 to 76.81.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.76% to 20.63.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.70% or 8.30 to $1202.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.76% or 0.44 to hit $57.44 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.91% or 0.57 to trade at $62.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.0761, while EUR/GBP fell 0.19% to 0.7189.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 97.95.