Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.57%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 1.42%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 8.56% or 0.404 points to trade at 5.123 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 6.49% or 0.72 points to end at 11.89 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 5.15% or 2.08 points to 42.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which fell 1.01% or 0.195 points to trade at 19.030 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.54% or 1.25 points to end at 230.75 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) was down 0.51% or 0.20 points to 39.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 10.03% to 3.477, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 8.56% to settle at 5.123 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which gained 6.49% to close at 11.89.
The worst performers were Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 1.88% to 33.980 in late trade, Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which lost 1.40% to settle at 29.580 and Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 1.20% to 107.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 421 to 245 and 100 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.63% to 20.32 a new 1-month low.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.82% or 24.65 to $1331.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 4.40% or 1.97 to hit $46.73 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 4.61% or 2.13 to trade at $48.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1091, while EUR/GBP fell 1.94% to 0.8349.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 96.33.