Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.20% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 4.26% or 0.99 points to trade at 24.33 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.82% or 0.695 points to end at 25.310 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 2.16% or 0.44 points to 20.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 1.63% or 1.09 points to trade at 65.95 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.40% or 3.00 points to end at 211.85 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.33% or 0.65 points to 47.76.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 6.15% to 41.150, ALD International SA (PA:ALDA) which was up 5.31% to settle at 12.60 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which gained 4.54% to close at 14.060.
The worst performers were SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 2.65% to 13.59 in late trade, BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which lost 1.63% to settle at 65.95 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) which was down 1.40% to 211.85 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 347 to 263 and 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in SES (PA:SESFd) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.65% or 0.37 to 13.59. Shares in Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.54% or 0.610 to 14.060.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.36% to 11.04.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.50% or 6.32 to $1276.82 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $54.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.32 to trade at $60.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1628, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8761.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 94.60.