Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.76%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which rose 3.47% or 3.36 points to trade at 100.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) added 2.55% or 1.80 points to end at 72.36 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was up 2.46% or 0.23 points to 9.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR), which fell 4.26% or 0.62 points to trade at 13.92 at the close. L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) declined 1.20% or 5.35 points to end at 441.55 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) was down 1.02% or 7.30 points to 710.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which rose 14.17% to 1.13, Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was up 7.92% to settle at 1.61 and Sopra Steria Group SA (EPA:SOPR) which gained 5.46% to close at 196.90.
The worst performers were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was down 5.09% to 2.05 in late trade, Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) which lost 4.26% to settle at 13.92 and Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) which was down 2.58% to 77.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 336 to 181 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.26% or 0.62 to 13.92. Shares in Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.26% or 0.62 to 13.92. Shares in Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.58% or 2.05 to 77.30.
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 August delivery was up 0.62% or 14.35 to $2,343.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.77% or 0.61 to hit $80.33 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.67 to trade at $84.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 104.88.