Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Total SA (PA:TOTF), which rose 2.04% or 0.96 points to trade at 47.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 1.72% or 0.46 points to end at 27.27 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was up 1.55% or 1.16 points to 75.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN), which fell 3.72% or 1.05 points to trade at 27.14 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 3.20% or 1.35 points to end at 40.97 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was down 2.00% or 0.203 points to 9.959.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which rose 4.39% to 43.01, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 3.14% to settle at 60.85 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which gained 3.13% to close at 46.820.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 8.05% to 1.570 in late trade, Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) which lost 3.72% to settle at 27.14 and Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which was down 3.24% to 20.28 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 322 to 258 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.72% or 1.05 to 27.14. Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.72% or 1.05 to 27.14.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 5.48% to 14.98.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.73% or 9.65 to $1325.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.05% or 0.57 to hit $54.80 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.37% or 0.23 to trade at $61.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1445, while EUR/GBP fell 0.38% to 0.8717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 95.303.