Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.56%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which rose 3.81% or 5.75 points to trade at 156.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) added 3.11% or 1.71 points to end at 56.67 and Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) was up 2.09% or 1.90 points to 92.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which fell 1.15% or 1.09 points to trade at 93.93 at the close. Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) declined 0.98% or 0.10 points to end at 10.29 and Bouygues SA (EPA:BOUY) was down 0.86% or 0.26 points to 29.83.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Rexel (EPA:RXL) which rose 5.36% to 22.99, Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) which was up 3.81% to settle at 156.70 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) which gained 3.11% to close at 56.67.
The worst performers were Verallia (EPA:VRLA) which was down 6.03% to 33.68 in late trade, Altarea SCA (EPA:IMAF) which lost 3.39% to settle at 102.60 and Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 2.93% to 1.77 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 263 to 260 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.09% or 1.90 to 92.88. Shares in Altarea SCA (EPA:IMAF) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.39% or 3.60 to 102.60. Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) fell to all time lows; losing 2.93% or 0.05 to 1.77.
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 August delivery was down 0.59% or 11.55 to $1,958.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 3.53% or 2.37 to hit $69.49 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 3.51% or 2.52 to trade at $74.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 102.77.