Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Healthcare and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.69%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Safran (PARIS:SAF), which rose 2.04% or 1.30 points to trade at 64.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi (PARIS:SASY) added 1.68% or 1.60 points to end at 96.62 and Essilor International (PARIS:ESSI) was up 1.67% or 1.90 points to 115.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP), which fell 2.06% or 0.38 points to trade at 18.04 at the close. Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) declined 1.62% or 2.15 points to end at 130.30 and Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) was down 1.03% or 0.95 points to 90.96.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Adocia (PARIS:ADOC) which rose 5.14% to 82.800, Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which was up 2.57% to settle at 6.57 and Safran (PARIS:SAF) which gained 2.04% to close at 64.90.
The worst performers were Television Francaise 1 SA (PARIS:TFFP) which was down 2.77% to 16.000 in late trade, JC Decaux SA (PARIS:JCDX) which lost 2.62% to settle at 38.14 and Faurecia (PARIS:EPED) which was down 2.56% to 36.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 499 to 277 and 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Essilor International (PARIS:ESSI) rose to all time highs; rising 1.67% or 1.90 to 115.55. Shares in Adocia (PARIS:ADOC) rose to all time highs; up 5.14% or 4.050 to 82.800.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 9.20% to 20.50 a new 1-month low.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.11% or 1.30 to $1154.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.30% or 0.68 to hit $52.88 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.77% or 0.45 to trade at $58.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1007, while EUR/GBP fell 0.56% to 0.7063.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 96.84.