Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.19% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which rose 9.74% or 25.25 points to trade at 284.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) added 1.48% or 1.35 points to end at 92.75 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was up 1.47% or 0.43 points to 29.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 1.72% or 1.15 points to trade at 65.80 at the close. AXA SA (PA:AXAF) declined 1.04% or 0.26 points to end at 24.74 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 1.02% or 0.14 points to 13.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which rose 9.74% to 284.40, Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was up 4.42% to settle at 42.53 and Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which gained 3.53% to close at 22.16.
The worst performers were BIC (PA:BICP) which was down 10.26% to 108.50 in late trade, Dassault Systemes (PA:DAST) which lost 5.85% to settle at 79.70 and Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which was down 2.40% to 15.685 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 372 to 238 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; rising 9.74% or 25.25 to 284.40. Shares in Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.48% or 1.35 to 92.75. Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; up 9.74% or 25.25 to 284.40. Shares in BIC (PA:BICP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.26% or 12.40 to 108.50. Shares in Tarkett (PA:TKTT) rose to all time highs; up 4.42% or 1.80 to 42.53.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.56% to 16.24.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.15% or 1.93 to $1265.27 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.36% or 0.18 to hit $49.74 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.15% or 0.08 to trade at $52.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.0871, while EUR/GBP fell 0.47% to 0.8471.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 99.13.