Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Electronic Equipment and Support Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.57%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR), which rose 3.11% or 0.425 points to trade at 14.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD) added 1.99% or 1.00 points to end at 51.34 and Vinci SA (PARIS:SGEF) was up 1.69% or 0.90 points to 54.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PARIS:RENA), which fell 1.65% or 1.40 points to trade at 83.37 at the close. Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) declined 1.28% or 0.11 points to end at 8.66 and Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA) was down 1.11% or 0.039 points to 3.481.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR) which rose 3.11% to 14.100, Eurazeo (PARIS:EURA) which was up 2.76% to settle at 65.59 and Air France KLM SA (PARIS:AIRF) which gained 2.48% to close at 8.387.
The worst performers were Neopost (PARIS:NPOS) which was down 6.76% to 47.69 in late trade, Vicat (PARIS:VCTP) which lost 2.33% to settle at 66.60 and Dassault Systemes (PARIS:DAST) which was down 2.25% to 61.72 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 505 to 406 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.11% or 0.425 to 14.100. Shares in Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD) rose to all time highs; rising 1.99% or 1.00 to 51.34. Shares in Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.11% or 0.425 to 14.100.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.68% to 19.87 a new 1-month high.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.88% or 22.30 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 4.94% or 2.35 to hit $49.95 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 3.67% or 2.02 to trade at $57.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.40% to 1.0776, while EUR/GBP rose 0.34% to 0.7268.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 98.39.