👀 Ones to watch: Undervalued stocks to buy before they report Q3 earningsSee Undervalued Stocks

France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.11%

Published 04/15/2019, 01:00 PM
© Reuters.  France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.11%
FCHI
-
EDF
-
BOUY
-
CAGR
-
STMPA
-
SESFd
-
EXHO
-
ATOS
-
ALTT
-
VIRI
-
FTI
-
SBF120
-
FRBM
-
FRFIN
-
FRTEC
-
VCAC
-
MDM
-

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.11% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.15%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 2.99% or 2.70 points to trade at 92.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) added 2.18% or 0.260 points to end at 12.200 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 1.44% or 0.49 points to 34.49 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO), which fell 1.87% or 1.95 points to trade at 102.60 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 1.18% or 0.190 points to end at 15.865 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was down 1.18% or 0.26 points to 21.77.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Altran Technologies SA (PA:ALTT) which rose 3.41% to 10.770, Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was up 3.01% to settle at 12.48 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) which gained 2.99% to close at 92.96.

The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 2.58% to 1.700 in late trade, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which lost 2.19% to settle at 18.290 and SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 2.07% to 14.88 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 338 to 235 and 94 ended unchanged.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 5.12% to 11.61 a new 6-months low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.21% or 2.75 to $1292.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.91% or 0.58 to hit $63.31 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.61% or 0.44 to trade at $71.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1307, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8627.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 96.510.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.