Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, General Financial and Foods & Drugs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.85%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which rose 3.38% or 0.410 points to trade at 12.535 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 3.11% or 12.10 points to end at 400.80 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) was up 2.53% or 12.40 points to 501.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 2.84% or 0.63 points to trade at 21.59 at the close. Total SA (PA:TOTF) declined 1.41% or 0.71 points to end at 49.51 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 0.53% or 0.115 points to 21.635.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which rose 9.89% to 13.55, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was up 4.14% to settle at 9.962 and Iliad (PA:ILD) which gained 4.09% to close at 99.74.
The worst performers were Orpea (PA:ORP) which was down 5.04% to 103.60 in late trade, Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which lost 3.98% to settle at 88.00 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was down 3.80% to 22.300 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 301 to 260 and 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.84% or 0.63 to 21.59.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.06% to 17.45.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.30 to $1202.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 4.24% or 2.54 to hit $57.39 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 4.02% or 2.82 to trade at $67.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.1276, while EUR/GBP fell 0.71% to 0.8668.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 97.06.