Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food Producers, Leisure Goods and Industrial Transportation sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.04%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD), which rose 1.32% or 0.61 points to trade at 46.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) added 1.28% or 1.02 points to end at 81.02 and Danone SA (PARIS:DANO) was up 1.14% or 0.65 points to 57.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cap Gemini (PARIS:CAPP), which fell 2.28% or 1.51 points to trade at 64.63 at the close. Orange SA (PARIS:ORAN) declined 1.68% or 0.28 points to end at 16.07 and Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) was down 1.49% or 0.15 points to 9.69.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Areva (PARIS:AREVA) which rose 2.52% to 9.65, Bollore (PARIS:BOLL) which was up 2.40% to settle at 4.48 and Air France KLM SA (PARIS:AIRF) which gained 2.32% to close at 7.581.
The worst performers were Atos (PARIS:ATOS) which was down 2.97% to 66.65 in late trade, Montupet SA (PARIS:MNTP) which lost 2.37% to settle at 73.830 and Cap Gemini (PARIS:CAPP) which was down 2.28% to 64.63 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 452 to 450 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.28% or 1.02 to 81.02.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.97% to 22.29.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.80% or 22.10 to $1205.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 2.24% or 1.20 to hit $52.47 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 0.68% or 0.41 to trade at $60.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.1418, while EUR/GBP rose 0.59% to 0.7434.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 94.13.