Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.72%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which rose 5.79% or 5.39 points to trade at 98.50 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 4.13% or 1.020 points to end at 25.700 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 3.38% or 0.64 points to 19.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which fell 15.69% or 15.24 points to trade at 81.90 at the close. Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) declined 0.47% or 0.30 points to end at 63.70 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) was down 0.39% or 0.17 points to 43.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Renault SA (PA:RENA) which rose 5.79% to 98.50, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 4.49% to settle at 111.80 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 4.13% to close at 25.700.
The worst performers were Sodexo (PA:EXHO) which was down 15.69% to 81.90 in late trade, SES (PA:SESFd) which lost 4.60% to settle at 10.98 and Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which was down 2.51% to 12.020 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 303 to 246 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.79% or 5.39 to 98.50. Shares in Sodexo (PA:EXHO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.69% or 15.24 to 81.90. Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.79% or 5.39 to 98.50. Shares in Sodexo (PA:EXHO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.69% or 15.24 to 81.90.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 11.76% to 15.99.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.06% or 0.80 to $1323.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.48% or 0.31 to hit $64.69 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.27 to trade at $69.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.2296, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.8763.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.75.