Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.56% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Technip (PA:TECF), which rose 2.28% or 1.51 points to trade at 67.64 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 2.14% or 0.152 points to end at 7.262 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 2.13% or 0.335 points to 16.075 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which fell 1.52% or 0.56 points to trade at 36.32 at the close. Danone SA (PA:DANO) declined 1.14% or 0.69 points to end at 59.71 and Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) was down 0.85% or 0.90 points to 105.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 5.64% to 6.261, Suez SA (PA:SEVI) which was up 4.63% to settle at 14.000 and CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which gained 2.84% to close at 14.4800.
The worst performers were Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which was down 1.52% to 36.32 in late trade, Groupe Eurotunnel (PA:GETP) which lost 1.50% to settle at 8.919 and Dassault Aviation (PA:AVMD) which was down 1.32% to 1060.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 314 to 249 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vallourec (PA:VLLP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.64% or 0.334 to 6.261.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.51% to 14.79.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.98% or 11.15 to $1131.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.53% or 0.28 to hit $53.34 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.76% or 0.42 to trade at $55.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.0389, while EUR/GBP rose 0.30% to 0.8414.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 103.31.