Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.66% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 6.51% or 5.48 points to trade at 89.60 at the close. Meanwhile, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) added 4.61% or 15.20 points to end at 344.95 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was up 3.35% or 0.95 points to 29.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which fell 1.69% or 0.23 points to trade at 13.38 at the close. Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) declined 1.05% or 0.82 points to end at 77.14 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was down 0.95% or 2.30 points to 240.20.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS) which rose 6.51% to 89.60, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was up 5.60% to settle at 55.600 and Faurecia (PA:EPED) which gained 5.08% to close at 44.44.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 2.56% to 1.753 in late trade, BIC (PA:BICP) which lost 2.03% to settle at 77.25 and Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which was down 1.74% to 22.60 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 343 to 216 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; up 4.61% or 15.20 to 344.95.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 12.90% to 12.65 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.40% or 18.35 to $1295.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.36% or 0.88 to hit $63.73 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.06% or 0.76 to trade at $70.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1255, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.808.