Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 2.27%, while the SBF 120 index gained 2.10%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 5.49% or 0.279 points to trade at 5.364 at the close. Meanwhile, Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) added 4.24% or 1.99 points to end at 48.98 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 3.82% or 6.75 points to 183.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which rose 0.35% or 0.24 points to trade at 68.93 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 0.48% or 0.50 points to end at 104.80 and Technip (PA:TECF) was up 0.63% or 0.32 points to 51.46.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which rose 5.49% to 5.364, Edenred (PA:EDEN) which was up 4.53% to settle at 20.90 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) which gained 4.24% to close at 48.98.
The worst performers were Alten (PA:LTEN) which was down 2.46% to 61.12 in late trade, Iliad (PA:ILD) which lost 1.51% to settle at 185.70 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 1.11% to 63.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 482 to 187 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.82% or 6.75 to 183.45. Shares in Edenred (PA:EDEN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.53% or 0.91 to 20.90.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 14.05% to 16.59.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.04% or 13.85 to $1345.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.36% or 1.07 to hit $46.41 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.77% or 0.83 to trade at $47.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1226, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8581.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 95.17.