Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 1.00% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR), which rose 4.50% or 4.72 points to trade at 109.62 at the close. Meanwhile, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 4.12% or 1.06 points to end at 26.78 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was up 2.46% or 3.05 points to 127.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 4.69% or 2.21 points to trade at 44.91 at the close. Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) declined 1.77% or 1.24 points to end at 68.74 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) was down 1.48% or 8.20 points to 546.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which rose 12.68% to 20.26, Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was up 7.41% to settle at 24.36 and Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which gained 6.76% to close at 9.00.
The worst performers were Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which was down 8.86% to 32.21 in late trade, Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which lost 5.74% to settle at 27.60 and Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 5.26% to 86.50 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 302 to 255 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.50% or 4.72 to 109.62. Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.69% or 2.21 to 44.91. Shares in Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) rose to all time highs; up 2.46% or 3.05 to 127.00. Shares in Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) fell to 5-year lows; down 8.86% or 3.13 to 32.21.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 6.35% to 12.21.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.45% or 5.50 to $1226.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.65% or 0.45 to hit $69.75 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.61 to trade at $74.54 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.1665, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 94.41.