Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 1.64% or 0.45 points to trade at 27.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) added 1.56% or 1.85 points to end at 120.15 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 1.33% or 0.68 points to 51.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which fell 1.76% or 1.95 points to trade at 108.70 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) declined 1.69% or 1.38 points to end at 80.10 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was down 1.22% or 0.55 points to 44.03.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which rose 4.60% to 145.60, Mercialys (PA:MERY) which was up 2.10% to settle at 16.08 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 1.64% to close at 27.87.
The worst performers were Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) which was down 6.44% to 407.00 in late trade, Bollore SA (PA:BOLL) which lost 6.14% to settle at 4.190 and Iliad (PA:ILD) which was down 3.80% to 163.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 331 to 233 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Total SA (PA:TOTF) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.33% or 0.68 to 51.84. Shares in Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.44% or 28.00 to 407.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.18% to 12.08.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.74% or 9.80 to $1333.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.67 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.14 to trade at $74.85 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.2231, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 90.57.