Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.20% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 4.32% or 0.94 points to trade at 22.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 4.15% or 21.20 points to end at 531.60 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) was up 2.46% or 0.93 points to 38.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 3.52% or 0.585 points to trade at 16.020 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.83% or 0.595 points to end at 20.445 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was down 2.55% or 0.74 points to 28.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (PA:STDM) which rose 7.10% to 114.60, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was up 5.75% to settle at 1.766 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which gained 5.13% to close at 16.380.
The worst performers were SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 8.23% to 14.50 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 5.98% to settle at 10.455 and Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was down 3.85% to 20.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 309 to 287 and 77 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 8.52% to 12.35.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.23% or 2.95 to $1274.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.05% or 0.69 to hit $66.24 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.29 to trade at $74.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1215, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8662.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 97.312.