Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.57%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 2.66% or 0.63 points to trade at 24.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 2.51% or 9.50 points to end at 387.50 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) was up 2.26% or 5.55 points to 251.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 4.03% or 2.38 points to trade at 56.72 at the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) declined 1.59% or 0.305 points to end at 18.915 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was down 0.56% or 0.37 points to 65.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which rose 3.39% to 43.960, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was up 2.66% to settle at 24.34 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which gained 2.51% to close at 387.50.
The worst performers were BIC (PA:BICP) which was down 5.88% to 77.60 in late trade, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which lost 4.03% to settle at 56.72 and Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 3.73% to 1.473 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 277 to 272 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in BIC (PA:BICP) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.88% or 4.85 to 77.60.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 10.90% to 13.76.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.42% or 5.50 to $1312.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.25% or 1.40 to hit $63.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.03% or 1.34 to trade at $67.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.2260, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.8753.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 89.90.