Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 1.50% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index gained 1.37%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 11.68% or 2.070 points to trade at 19.790 at the close. Meanwhile, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 5.69% or 1.21 points to end at 22.36 and Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) was up 3.07% or 2.47 points to 82.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 0.52% or 2.05 points to trade at 392.65 at the close. Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) declined 0.26% or 0.04 points to end at 17.41 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was down 0.09% or 0.10 points to 105.75.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 15.41% to 3.070, STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which was up 11.68% to settle at 19.790 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 5.69% to close at 22.36.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 6.91% to 41.110 in late trade, Ipsen (PA:IPN) which lost 6.08% to settle at 105.90 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 3.95% to 9.230 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 346 to 251 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; up 11.68% or 2.070 to 19.790. Shares in Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.07% or 2.47 to 82.96. Shares in DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.91% or 3.050 to 41.110. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; up 11.68% or 2.070 to 19.790. Shares in Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.95% or 0.380 to 9.230.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 12.70% to 12.07.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.56% or 7.14 to $1271.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.31% or 0.16 to hit $52.34 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.12 to trade at $58.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.07% to 1.1686, while EUR/GBP fell 0.42% to 0.8871.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.84% at 94.32.