Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.26% or 0.71 points to trade at 22.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 2.95% or 1.76 points to end at 61.41 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 1.93% or 1.09 points to 57.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 1.27% or 0.290 points to trade at 22.630 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) declined 1.26% or 1.28 points to end at 99.97 and Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) was down 0.99% or 0.21 points to 21.02.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 10.33% to 50.310, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 3.39% to settle at 21.52 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 3.26% to close at 22.64.
The worst performers were Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 3.49% to 28.735 in late trade, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which lost 2.41% to settle at 26.700 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which was down 2.16% to 423.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 288 to 274 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) rose to all time highs; rising 3.39% or 0.70 to 21.52.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.11% to 11.38.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.13% or 1.74 to $1329.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.60% or 0.79 to hit $50.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.44 to trade at $55.60 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1880, while EUR/GBP fell 1.41% to 0.8870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 92.32.