Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.09% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which rose 2.95% or 5.05 points to trade at 176.30 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) added 2.03% or 0.79 points to end at 39.51 and Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) was up 1.94% or 0.50 points to 26.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP), which fell 2.90% or 5.70 points to trade at 191.05 at the close. Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) declined 2.05% or 11.40 points to end at 543.70 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was down 1.96% or 0.75 points to 37.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which rose 4.00% to 17.05, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which was up 3.41% to settle at 13.34 and Verallia (EPA:VRLA) which gained 3.28% to close at 33.96.
The worst performers were Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) which was down 6.78% to 34.08 in late trade, Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which lost 4.93% to settle at 7.41 and Antin Infrastructure Partners SASU (EPA:ANTIN) which was down 3.88% to 22.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 277 to 262 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.00% or 0.65 to 17.05. Shares in Verallia (EPA:VRLA) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.28% or 1.08 to 33.96.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.12% or 2.25 to $1,907.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $80.42 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.36 to trade at $85.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.36% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 102.10.