Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.84% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH), which rose 4.92% or 12.90 points to trade at 275.15 at the close. Meanwhile, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 4.03% or 0.94 points to end at 24.24 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 3.20% or 13.30 points to 429.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 0.99% or 0.17 points to trade at 16.45 at the close. Danone SA (PA:DANO) declined 0.90% or 0.59 points to end at 64.99 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was down 0.87% or 0.38 points to 43.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which rose 7.10% to 72.70, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 6.84% to settle at 123.40 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) which gained 4.92% to close at 275.15.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 2.35% to 8.740 in late trade, JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which lost 1.67% to settle at 28.24 and Orpea (PA:ORP) which was down 1.62% to 103.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 241 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; up 4.92% or 12.90 to 275.15. Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 5-year lows; losing 0.99% or 0.17 to 16.45. Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.20% or 13.30 to 429.30. Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.92% or 12.90 to 275.15.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.65% to 15.27.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.23% or 3.10 to $1343.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.85% or 1.81 to hit $65.23 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.90% or 1.99 to trade at $70.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.2343, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 89.39.