Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.13%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.73% or 0.89 points to trade at 24.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) added 2.12% or 0.415 points to end at 19.965 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was up 0.93% or 0.80 points to 86.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which fell 2.00% or 0.375 points to trade at 18.410 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 1.33% or 1.70 points to end at 125.95 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) was down 1.04% or 1.20 points to 114.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which rose 3.73% to 24.67, Arkema (PA:AKE) which was up 3.63% to settle at 107.05 and Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which gained 2.98% to close at 166.10.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 28.93% to 2.078 in late trade, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which lost 16.29% to settle at 77.00 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 11.68% to 4.369 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 349 to 226 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Technicolor (PA:TCH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 28.93% or 0.846 to 2.078. Shares in Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.29% or 14.98 to 77.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.68% to 17.07.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.10 to $1333.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 2.06% or 1.27 to hit $62.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.61% or 1.05 to trade at $66.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.48% to 1.2342, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8832.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 89.62.