Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.58%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which rose 2.03% or 4.90 points to trade at 246.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) added 1.74% or 3.80 points to end at 222.80 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was up 1.60% or 0.50 points to 31.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which fell 1.71% or 0.32 points to trade at 18.16 at the close. Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) declined 0.83% or 0.46 points to end at 54.95 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 0.78% or 0.061 points to 7.790.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Mercialys (PA:MERY) which rose 2.23% to 17.89, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which was up 2.03% to settle at 246.40 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 1.99% to close at 7.87.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 2.27% to 62.880 in late trade, Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which lost 2.25% to settle at 11.300 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which was down 1.71% to 18.16 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 307 to 301 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.03% or 4.90 to 246.40. Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.03% or 4.90 to 246.40.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.13% to 19.61 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.48% or 5.95 to $1254.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.09% or 0.56 to hit $51.71 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.55 to trade at $54.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.0652, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8534.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.56.