Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.58%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 2.42% or 0.90 points to trade at 38.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Atos SE (PA:ATOS) added 2.09% or 2.65 points to end at 129.60 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was up 2.03% or 0.295 points to 14.810 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 13.13% or 2.56 points to trade at 16.94 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) declined 1.92% or 2.25 points to end at 114.80 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was down 1.00% or 0.57 points to 56.70.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which rose 4.91% to 25.000, Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was up 3.75% to settle at 3.070 and Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which gained 3.74% to close at 149.85.
The worst performers were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which was down 13.13% to 16.94 in late trade, Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which lost 2.84% to settle at 47.76 and Arkema (PA:AKE) which was down 1.94% to 91.28 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 350 to 212 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; losing 13.13% or 2.56 to 16.94. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.00% or 0.57 to 56.70. Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; losing 13.13% or 2.56 to 16.94. Shares in Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.74% or 5.40 to 149.85.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.16% to 14.73.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 9.23 to $1323.33 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.57% or 1.18 to hit $47.14 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 3.59% or 1.82 to trade at $52.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1882, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.9217.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 92.81.