Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.49%, while the SBF 120 index gained 1.32%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 10.49% or 0.615 points to trade at 6.480 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) added 5.84% or 4.26 points to end at 77.15 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was up 4.60% or 0.94 points to 21.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 2.12% or 1.63 points to trade at 75.40 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) declined 1.96% or 0.26 points to end at 12.75 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was down 1.94% or 1.17 points to 59.19.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 10.73% to 4.560, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 10.49% to settle at 6.480 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which gained 9.04% to close at 25.88.
The worst performers were Teleperformance (PA:ROCH) which was down 5.96% to 86.85 in late trade, Euronext (PA:ENX) which lost 5.27% to settle at 33.31 and CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.44% to 15.9800 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 351 to 334 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.49% or 0.615 to 6.480. Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.49% or 0.615 to 6.480.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 14.12% to 19.97.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.29% or 3.75 to $1278.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.51% or 0.68 to hit $45.66 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.35% or 0.62 to trade at $46.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.83% to 1.0935, while EUR/GBP fell 1.29% to 0.8789.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.56% at 98.43.