Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.04%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which rose 14.88% or 3.04 points to trade at 23.47 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 5.36% or 1.355 points to end at 26.655 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 3.94% or 0.780 points to 20.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which fell 1.99% or 0.385 points to trade at 18.920 at the close. Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) declined 1.70% or 0.92 points to end at 53.04 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 0.70% or 0.10 points to 13.46.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which rose 14.88% to 23.47, Edenred (PA:EDEN) which was up 10.24% to settle at 31.53 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 5.36% to close at 26.655.
The worst performers were Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was down 6.38% to 29.960 in late trade, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which lost 2.77% to settle at 72.22 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which was down 1.99% to 18.920 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 315 to 234 and 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) rose to 5-year highs; rising 14.88% or 3.04 to 23.47. Shares in Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) rose to 5-year highs; up 14.88% or 3.04 to 23.47. Shares in Edenred (PA:EDEN) rose to all time highs; up 10.24% or 2.93 to 31.53.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 7.80% to 12.48.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.02% or 0.30 to $1225.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.47% or 1.00 to hit $68.89 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.07% or 0.78 to trade at $73.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.10% to 1.1680, while EUR/GBP fell 0.40% to 0.8889.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.41.