Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.69%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN), which rose 3.07% or 0.86 points to trade at 28.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) added 3.06% or 2.18 points to end at 73.34 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP) was up 2.99% or 0.95 points to 32.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH), which fell 2.12% or 13.80 points to trade at 637.20 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) declined 1.11% or 1.15 points to end at 102.80 and Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) was down 1.03% or 1.60 points to 154.38.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which rose 6.19% to 7.65, Beneteau SA (EPA:CHBE) which was up 4.93% to settle at 8.94 and Valeo SA (EPA:VLOF) which gained 4.59% to close at 10.29.
The worst performers were Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was down 4.59% to 11.65 in late trade, La Francaise Des Jeux Sa (EPA:FDJ) which lost 4.41% to settle at 34.70 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) which was down 2.12% to 637.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 283 to 206 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.07% or 0.86 to 28.72. Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.11% or 1.15 to 102.80.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.21% or 32.36 to $2,714.66 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.41% or 1.84 to hit $78.21 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.57 to trade at $81.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 109.00.