Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.05%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 5.49% or 0.232 points to trade at 4.455 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 2.78% or 0.204 points to end at 7.544 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was up 1.93% or 1.47 points to 77.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 3.35% or 1.05 points to trade at 30.30 at the close. AXA SA (PA:AXAF) declined 1.79% or 0.41 points to end at 22.75 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was down 1.46% or 0.180 points to 12.150.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Dassault Systemes (PA:DAST) which rose 5.96% to 76.07, Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which was up 5.49% to settle at 4.455 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which gained 4.91% to close at 13.235.
The worst performers were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 3.35% to 30.30 in late trade, Neopost (PA:NPOS) which lost 1.96% to settle at 30.09 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 1.87% to 13.090 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 350 to 271 and 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.35% or 1.05 to 30.30. Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.35% or 1.05 to 30.30. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.91% or 0.620 to 13.235.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.53% to 15.56.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.83% or 10.00 to $1218.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.20% or 0.11 to hit $53.77 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.04 to trade at $56.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.0792, while EUR/GBP rose 1.09% to 0.8600.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 99.58.