Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.17% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH), which rose 3.94% or 8.45 points to trade at 223.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 1.21% or 3.10 points to end at 259.15 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.01% or 2.30 points to 229.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which fell 1.45% or 0.20 points to trade at 13.23 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 1.34% or 0.40 points to end at 29.35 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was down 1.25% or 1.45 points to 115.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 4.61% to 14.755, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) which was up 3.94% to settle at 223.15 and Havas (PA:HAVA) which gained 3.87% to close at 8.694.
The worst performers were Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which was down 4.51% to 440.75 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which lost 3.93% to settle at 59.90 and Nexans (PA:NEXS) which was down 1.73% to 47.87 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 394 to 215 and 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.94% or 8.45 to 223.15. Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; up 1.21% or 3.10 to 259.15. Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.94% or 8.45 to 223.15. Shares in Havas (PA:HAVA) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.87% or 0.324 to 8.694.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.83% to 16.33.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.94% or 12.06 to $1265.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.45% or 0.22 to hit $49.01 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.17 to trade at $51.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.72% to 1.0945, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8525.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 98.62.