Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.09%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Thales (PA:TCFP), which rose 6.08% or 5.54 points to trade at 96.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 4.75% or 0.84 points to end at 18.52 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 2.34% or 0.61 points to 26.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO), which fell 2.99% or 2.84 points to trade at 92.24 at the close. Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) declined 2.41% or 2.98 points to end at 120.56 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) was down 1.87% or 0.66 points to 34.56.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which rose 14.34% to 3.80, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was up 7.48% to settle at 2.616 and Thales (PA:TCFP) which gained 6.08% to close at 96.68.
The worst performers were Biomerieux SA (PA:BIOX) which was down 6.53% to 87.25 in late trade, Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO) which lost 2.99% to settle at 92.24 and Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which was down 2.68% to 92.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 310 to 288 and 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.99% or 2.84 to 92.24. Shares in Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.99% or 2.84 to 92.24. Shares in Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.68% or 2.55 to 92.70.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 7.15% to 22.60.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.48% or 7.95 to $1642.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.08% or 0.54 to hit $49.36 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.60% or 0.87 to trade at $53.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.0879, while EUR/GBP rose 0.78% to 0.8428.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 99.088.