Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.44%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Technip (PA:TECF), which rose 3.62% or 1.84 points to trade at 52.69 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.14% or 0.176 points to end at 5.790 and Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) was up 1.43% or 0.86 points to 60.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airbus Group (PA:AIR), which fell 1.36% or 0.69 points to trade at 50.00 at the close. L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) declined 0.63% or 1.10 points to end at 172.70 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was down 0.48% or 0.50 points to 104.45.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans (PA:NEXS) which rose 4.65% to 48.12, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 4.57% to settle at 4.510 and Technip (PA:TECF) which gained 3.62% to close at 52.69.
The worst performers were Airbus Group (PA:AIR) which was down 1.36% to 50.00 in late trade, Euler Hermes (PA:ELER) which lost 1.23% to settle at 72.00 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which was down 0.81% to 62.71 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 402 to 233 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nexans (PA:NEXS) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.65% or 2.14 to 48.12.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.17% to 19.20.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.53% or 7.10 to $1355.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.76% or 1.29 to hit $48.08 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.81% or 0.90 to trade at $50.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.1336, while EUR/GBP fell 0.44% to 0.8622.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.45% at 94.26.