Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.42% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which rose 1.74% or 1.15 points to trade at 67.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) added 1.58% or 0.98 points to end at 62.81 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was up 1.36% or 0.200 points to 14.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 2.30% or 0.51 points to trade at 21.62 at the close. STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) declined 2.10% or 0.360 points to end at 16.790 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was down 0.54% or 0.27 points to 50.17.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans (PA:NEXS) which rose 3.64% to 52.97, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was up 2.95% to settle at 40.795 and Neopost (PA:NPOS) which gained 2.86% to close at 34.15.
The worst performers were Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was down 2.34% to 36.04 in late trade, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which lost 2.30% to settle at 21.62 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 2.29% to 31.16 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 321 to 278 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.95% or 1.170 to 40.795. Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.29% or 0.73 to 31.16.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.05% to 10.81.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.13% or 1.63 to $1284.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.11 to trade at $57.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1792, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8935.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 93.29.