Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.02%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 3.79% or 0.745 points to trade at 20.380 at the close. Meanwhile, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) added 3.26% or 0.58 points to end at 18.26 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was up 2.04% or 0.55 points to 27.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH), which fell 1.49% or 3.60 points to trade at 238.75 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 1.39% or 1.80 points to end at 127.90 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was down 1.30% or 1.45 points to 110.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which rose 6.92% to 11.12, ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which was up 4.24% to settle at 14.75 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which gained 3.79% to close at 20.380.
The worst performers were SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 3.57% to 13.50 in late trade, Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which lost 2.16% to settle at 12.210 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 2.13% to 68.100 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 336 to 285 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in AXA SA (PA:AXAF) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.04% or 0.55 to 27.25.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.54% to 11.31.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.60% or 8.00 to $1331.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $64.03 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $69.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.2254, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8812.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 90.22.