Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.88% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI), which rose 5.64% or 2.79 points to trade at 52.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) added 3.94% or 9.70 points to end at 255.95 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was up 2.05% or 0.05 points to 2.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which fell 10.68% or 2.54 points to trade at 21.24 at the close. Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) declined 0.18% or 0.30 points to end at 166.32 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was down 0.05% or 0.01 points to 10.40.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Mersen (EPA:CBLP) which rose 16.10% to 22.50, Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was up 7.87% to settle at 1.06 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which gained 5.96% to close at 8.11.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) which was down 10.68% to 21.24 in late trade, Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) which lost 2.10% to settle at 11.20 and ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA) which was down 1.97% to 398.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 310 to 184 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 10.68% or 2.54 to 21.24. Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.68% or 2.54 to 21.24.
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 April delivery was up 1.67% or 46.79 to $2,840.29 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $72.77 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.33% or 0.25 to trade at $75.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 107.71.