Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.87%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 5.41% or 1.43 points to trade at 27.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) added 2.72% or 2.62 points to end at 99.10 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was up 2.47% or 2.41 points to 100.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 1.61% or 0.23 points to trade at 14.07 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 1.45% or 1.55 points to end at 105.05 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was down 0.98% or 0.37 points to 37.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) which rose 7.44% to 485.00, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was up 5.52% to settle at 2.142 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 5.41% to close at 27.85.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 16.76% to 1.023 in late trade, Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which lost 8.64% to settle at 11.74 and Rubis SCA (PA:RUBF) which was down 5.09% to 53.15 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 266 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.61% or 0.23 to 14.07. Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.45% or 1.55 to 105.05. Shares in Technicolor (PA:TCH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 16.76% or 0.206 to 1.023. Shares in Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) fell to all time lows; falling 8.64% or 1.11 to 11.74.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.57% to 15.79.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.28% or 3.50 to $1256.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 3.26% or 2.30 to hit $72.83 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.05% or 1.56 to trade at $77.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.1582, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8813.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 94.82.