Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.15% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI), which rose 3.96% or 4.00 points to trade at 105.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) added 2.41% or 1.96 points to end at 83.25 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 1.49% or 0.30 points to 20.37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 3.05% or 1.75 points to trade at 55.65 at the close. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) declined 2.52% or 3.35 points to end at 129.40 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was down 1.74% or 1.76 points to 99.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) which rose 3.96% to 105.00, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 3.18% to settle at 61.890 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which gained 2.97% to close at 46.090.
The worst performers were Thales (PA:TCFP) which was down 3.50% to 89.77 in late trade, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which lost 3.05% to settle at 55.65 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) which was down 2.52% to 129.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 333 to 262 and 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.05% or 1.75 to 55.65. Shares in Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) rose to all time highs; up 2.41% or 1.96 to 83.25. Shares in Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.18% or 1.910 to 61.890. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.05% or 1.75 to 55.65.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.01% to 12.22.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 3.63 to $1277.27 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.94% or 0.49 to hit $52.39 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 0.79 to trade at $58.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1764, while EUR/GBP rose 0.70% to 0.8964.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.81.