Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.65%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 2.69% or 0.57 points to trade at 21.78 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) added 2.04% or 0.395 points to end at 19.790 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 1.92% or 0.78 points to 41.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 3.06% or 1.38 points to trade at 43.69 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 2.32% or 0.57 points to end at 23.95 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was down 1.21% or 1.22 points to 99.28.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which rose 2.69% to 21.78, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was up 2.45% to settle at 10.44 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 2.35% to close at 11.11.
The worst performers were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was down 3.83% to 23.080 in late trade, Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which lost 3.06% to settle at 43.69 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 2.94% to 9.454 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 276 to 275 and 97 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.62% to 14.16.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.60% or 7.90 to $1317.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.52% or 0.32 to hit $61.28 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.31 to trade at $65.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.2320, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.03.