Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Household Goods, Oil & Gas and Support Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.26%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Technip (PARIS:TECF), which rose 2.66% or 1.62 points to trade at 62.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA) added 2.18% or 0.076 points to end at 3.567 and Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) was up 1.73% or 1.68 points to 98.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering (PARIS:PRTP), which fell 1.65% or 2.80 points to trade at 166.40 at the close. Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) declined 0.93% or 2.25 points to end at 240.80 and BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) was down 0.67% or 0.38 points to 56.47.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were BIC (PARIS:BICP) which rose 4.62% to 152.75, Innate Pharma (PARIS:IPH) which was up 3.02% to settle at 15.330 and Technip (PARIS:TECF) which gained 2.66% to close at 62.58.
The worst performers were Gecina Nom. (PARIS:GFCP) which was down 2.15% to 120.55 in late trade, Klepierre (PARIS:LOIM) which lost 2.05% to settle at 41.95 and ICADE (PARIS:ICAD) which was down 1.85% to 71.52 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 477 to 415 and 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.73% or 1.68 to 98.52.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.08% to 18.73 a new 1-month low.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.36% or 4.40 to $1204.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 3.10% or 1.83 to hit $60.81 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.58% or 1.68 to trade at $66.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1125, while EUR/GBP fell 0.57% to 0.7099.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 95.37.