Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.22%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 1.98% or 0.50 points to trade at 25.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) added 1.96% or 0.43 points to end at 22.36 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was up 1.70% or 0.26 points to 15.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 4.85% or 1.95 points to trade at 38.28 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 3.95% or 4.30 points to end at 104.65 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was down 2.14% or 0.53 points to 24.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 3.90% to 37.280, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 3.69% to settle at 66.000 and Solocal Group SA (PA:LOCAL) which gained 3.59% to close at 1.040.
The worst performers were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which was down 4.85% to 38.28 in late trade, Faurecia (PA:EPED) which lost 4.16% to settle at 51.64 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was down 3.95% to 104.65 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 311 to 230 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.85% or 1.95 to 38.28. Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.85% or 1.95 to 38.28.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.29% to 13.31.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.30 to $1202.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.16% or 2.08 to hit $67.92 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.81% or 2.04 to trade at $74.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1593, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8976.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 95.03.