Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas Producers, Oil & Gas and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.10%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Total SA (PARIS:TOTF), which rose 2.18% or 0.86 points to trade at 40.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail Rodamco SE (AMS:UNBP) added 1.79% or 3.95 points to end at 225.00 and Alcatel Lucent SA (PARIS:ALUA) was up 1.75% or 0.055 points to 3.204 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA), which fell 3.53% or 0.19 points to trade at 5.27 at the close. Credit Agricole SA (PARIS:CAGR) declined 2.61% or 0.280 points to end at 10.455 and Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP) was down 2.56% or 0.35 points to 13.50.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Montupet SA (PARIS:MNTP) which rose 10.26% to 57.170, Alten (PARIS:LTEN) which was up 5.10% to settle at 46.60 and Orpea (PARIS:ORP) which gained 4.51% to close at 71.44.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) which was down 4.71% to 8.99 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) which lost 3.53% to settle at 5.27 and Zodiac Aerospace (PARIS:ZODC) which was down 2.85% to 21.84 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 373 to 356 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.53% or 0.19 to 5.27. Shares in Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.71% or 0.45 to 8.99. Shares in Alten (PARIS:LTEN) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.10% or 2.26 to 46.60. Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.53% or 0.19 to 5.27. Shares in Orpea (PARIS:ORP) rose to all time highs; rising 4.51% or 3.08 to 71.44. Shares in Zodiac Aerospace (PARIS:ZODC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.85% or 0.64 to 21.84.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.22% to 29.48.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.56% or 6.30 to $1131.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.89% or 1.34 to hit $45.02 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 0.78 to trade at $48.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.45% to 1.1178, while EUR/GBP rose 1.25% to 0.7330.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 96.39.