Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.21%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN), which rose 1.39% or 3.30 points to trade at 240.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) added 1.20% or 1.66 points to end at 139.50 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) was up 1.09% or 0.50 points to 46.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which fell 3.02% or 6.50 points to trade at 208.45 at the close. Bouygues SA (EPA:BOUY) declined 1.17% or 0.34 points to end at 28.65 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was down 1.05% or 0.09 points to 8.64.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) which rose 7.48% to 68.25, Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was up 2.13% to settle at 12.45 and Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM) which gained 1.43% to close at 198.40.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 18.91% to 0.16 in late trade, Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which lost 11.75% to settle at 2.75 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which was down 6.89% to 5.21 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 299 to 173 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.02% or 6.50 to 208.45. Shares in Bouygues SA (EPA:BOUY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.17% or 0.34 to 28.65. Shares in Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.05% or 0.09 to 8.64.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.48% or 12.70 to $2,664.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.37% or 0.94 to hit $69.69 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.26% or 0.92 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 107.10.
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