Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.21%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR), which rose 2.79% or 0.425 points to trade at 15.675 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) added 1.53% or 1.06 points to end at 70.20 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 1.11% or 1.30 points to 118.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which fell 0.91% or 0.91 points to trade at 98.88 at the close. Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) declined 0.63% or 0.32 points to end at 49.95 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was down 0.53% or 0.36 points to 67.20.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) which rose 2.79% to 15.675, Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was up 2.40% to settle at 11.090 and Edenred (PA:EDEN) which gained 2.31% to close at 23.07.
The worst performers were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was down 3.17% to 24.760 in late trade, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which lost 1.40% to settle at 12.30 and Dassault Aviation (PA:AVMD) which was down 1.14% to 1283.35 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 311 to 256 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.79% or 0.425 to 15.675. Shares in Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.79% or 0.425 to 15.675.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.10% to 12.54.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 3.34 to $1261.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.61% or 0.30 to hit $49.09 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.27 to trade at $52.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.9049.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.59.