Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.25%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 2.87% or 1.12 points to trade at 40.28 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) added 2.53% or 0.400 points to end at 16.185 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was up 2.24% or 0.335 points to 15.315 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP), which fell 1.68% or 3.05 points to trade at 178.00 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 1.22% or 0.77 points to end at 62.14 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was down 1.07% or 0.71 points to 65.78.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Neopost (PA:NPOS) which rose 6.66% to 35.05, Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which was up 4.25% to settle at 35.07 and GTT (PA:GTT) which gained 2.94% to close at 46.17.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 4.59% to 67.710 in late trade, Biomerieux SA (PA:BIOX) which lost 2.00% to settle at 68.95 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which was down 1.95% to 60.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 299 to 286 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.87% or 1.12 to 40.28. Shares in Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.25% or 1.43 to 35.07.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.61% to 11.77.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.87% or 11.26 to $1290.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.46% or 0.24 to hit $52.12 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.41 to trade at $57.51 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1767, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8780.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 93.08.