Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.22% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.68% or 0.84 points to trade at 23.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 2.55% or 1.04 points to end at 42.04 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.71% or 2.15 points to 128.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP), which fell 1.33% or 1.65 points to trade at 122.50 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.71% or 1.45 points to end at 202.55 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was down 0.62% or 0.52 points to 84.02.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 4.33% to 70.640, Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was up 4.08% to settle at 38.14 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 3.68% to close at 23.80.
The worst performers were Neopost (PA:NPOS) which was down 4.08% to 33.62 in late trade, GTT (PA:GTT) which lost 2.21% to settle at 45.15 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 2.16% to 10.62 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 352 to 231 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.71% or 1.45 to 202.55.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.71% to 11.69.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.10% or 1.34 to $1289.14 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.53% or 0.80 to hit $51.34 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.39% or 0.80 to trade at $56.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1781, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 93.03.