Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.12%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which rose 3.29% or 2.92 points to trade at 91.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) added 1.50% or 34.00 points to end at 2,303.00 and L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) was up 0.95% or 3.25 points to 344.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV), which fell 3.87% or 0.10 points to trade at 2.51 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.96% or 0.70 points to end at 22.91 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was down 2.22% or 1.82 points to 80.08.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) which rose 3.29% to 91.74, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which was up 2.39% to settle at 16.74 and BIC (EPA:BICP) which gained 1.94% to close at 63.10.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was unchanged 11.11% to 0.00 in late trade, Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which lost 9.64% to settle at 1.79 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which was down 6.09% to 4.79 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 285 to 207 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.22% or 1.82 to 80.08. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) unchanged to all time lows; unchanged 11.11% or 0.00 to 0.00. Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) fell to all time lows; losing 6.09% or 0.31 to 4.79.
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 February delivery was down 0.57% or 15.09 to $2,654.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.14% or 1.51 to hit $69.20 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.46% or 1.08 to trade at $72.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.30% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 106.50.