Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.33%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI), which rose 3.36% or 2.24 points to trade at 68.98 at the close. Meanwhile, AXA SA (EPA:AXAF) added 2.78% or 0.66 points to end at 24.38 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) was up 2.67% or 1.16 points to 44.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV), which fell 2.38% or 0.21 points to trade at 8.54 at the close. Thales (EPA:TCFP) declined 2.22% or 2.70 points to end at 118.70 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was down 1.38% or 0.71 points to 50.60.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Neoen SA (EPA:NEOEN) which rose 4.22% to 40.96, Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) which was up 3.91% to settle at 140.95 and Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which gained 3.55% to close at 9.91.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 15.14% to 8.80 in late trade, Faurecia (EPA:EPED) which lost 4.28% to settle at 13.54 and Getlink SE (EPA:GETP) which was down 3.63% to 17.27 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 289 to 247 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.38% or 0.21 to 8.54. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 15.14% or 1.57 to 8.80.
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 down 0.63% or 10.80 to $1,717.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.98% or 1.62 to hit $83.56 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 1.06 to trade at $89.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.00, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 109.89.