Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.28%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 4.76% or 1.02 points to trade at 22.46 at the close. Meanwhile, L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) added 4.21% or 15.50 points to end at 383.30 and Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) was up 3.85% or 74.50 points to 2,009.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which fell 1.88% or 1.89 points to trade at 98.56 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) declined 1.83% or 0.66 points to end at 35.43 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was down 0.69% or 0.08 points to 10.79.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which rose 5.66% to 6.23, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was up 4.76% to settle at 22.46 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which gained 4.67% to close at 26.00.
The worst performers were Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI) which was down 5.31% to 35.78 in late trade, Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) which lost 4.97% to settle at 27.70 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which was down 2.15% to 127.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 242 to 224 and 110 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.74% or 19.65 to $2,672.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.69% or 1.19 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.69% or 1.24 to trade at $74.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.29.