Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.67% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 4.11% or 0.98 points to trade at 24.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 2.19% or 1.22 points to end at 56.98 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) was up 2.02% or 0.390 points to 19.710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which fell 2.05% or 2.30 points to trade at 109.75 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.84% or 1.80 points to end at 211.60 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was down 0.64% or 0.12 points to 17.83.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Alten (PA:LTEN) which rose 7.17% to 78.50, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which was up 4.11% to settle at 24.80 and JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which gained 2.98% to close at 35.90.
The worst performers were Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was down 3.13% to 33.46 in late trade, Sodexo (PA:EXHO) which lost 2.05% to settle at 109.75 and Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which was down 1.96% to 18.53 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 373 to 228 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.11% or 0.98 to 24.80. Shares in Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.11% or 0.98 to 24.80. Shares in JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.98% or 1.04 to 35.90.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.83% to 10.44.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.64% or 8.50 to $1311.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.64% or 1.01 to hit $62.74 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.22% or 0.83 to trade at $68.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.1920, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8812.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 92.33.