Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.16% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 2.09% or 0.450 points to trade at 22.010 at the close. Meanwhile, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) added 2.03% or 0.34 points to end at 17.36 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was up 1.89% or 4.70 points to 254.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 3.71% or 0.86 points to trade at 22.30 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.15% or 0.342 points to end at 15.598 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was down 2.00% or 0.69 points to 34.14.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Trigano SA (PA:TRIA) which rose 15.15% to 93.50, Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which was up 3.39% to settle at 31.76 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 2.51% to close at 16.34.
The worst performers were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 3.71% to 22.30 in late trade, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which lost 3.56% to settle at 20.040 and SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 3.14% to 13.60 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 284 to 268 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.09% or 0.450 to 22.010.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 5.46% to 11.51 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.35% or 18.70 to $1408.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.08% or 1.82 to hit $57.27 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.58% or 1.68 to trade at $63.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.1307, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.8964.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.197.