Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.36%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 2.77% or 0.81 points to trade at 30.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 2.60% or 0.31 points to end at 12.09 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was up 2.60% or 4.75 points to 187.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 5.49% or 1.36 points to trade at 23.41 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) declined 2.83% or 0.61 points to end at 20.98 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 2.39% or 1.30 points to 53.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which rose 5.05% to 9.31, Getlink SE (PA:GETP) which was up 4.82% to settle at 15.99 and Orpea SA (PA:ORP) which gained 4.61% to close at 37.91.
The worst performers were Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 5.68% to 24.73 in late trade, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which lost 5.49% to settle at 23.41 and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which was down 4.28% to 15.77 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 321 to 247 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Getlink SE (PA:GETP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.82% or 0.74 to 15.99.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.77% or 33.80 to $1,943.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 8.00% or 7.60 to hit $102.64 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 8.64% or 8.47 to trade at $106.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.86% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP rose 0.75% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.84% at 97.79.