Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which rose 3.50% or 2.96 points to trade at 87.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.76% or 0.32 points to end at 18.17 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 1.68% or 2.15 points to 130.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 2.50% or 0.71 points to trade at 27.66 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.20% or 0.365 points to end at 30.155 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was down 0.90% or 0.43 points to 48.14.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen (PA:IPN) which rose 4.42% to 108.70, Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was up 4.12% to settle at 3.284 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 3.99% to close at 10.81.
The worst performers were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was down 5.97% to 9.99 in late trade, Vicat (PA:VCTP) which lost 5.05% to settle at 65.80 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 3.71% to 5.768 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 272 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.68% or 2.15 to 130.15.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.93% to 10.54.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.06% or 0.80 to $1334.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.81% or 0.52 to hit $63.78 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.35% or 0.95 to trade at $69.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.2237, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8881.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 90.38.