© Reuters. France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.57%
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the added 1.57%, while the index climbed 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:), which rose 4.68% or 2.08 points to trade at 46.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Teleperformance SE (EPA:) added 3.22% or 4.80 points to end at 153.65 and AXA SA (EPA:) was up 3.06% or 0.79 points to 26.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (EPA:), which fell 0.77% or 0.73 points to trade at 93.64 at the close. Worldline SA (EPA:) declined 0.15% or 0.05 points to end at 34.27 and Bouygues SA (EPA:) was up 0.27% or 0.08 points to 29.79.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:) which rose 10.75% to 3.32, Soitec SA (EPA:) which was up 6.59% to settle at 161.80 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:) which gained 4.68% to close at 46.48.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (EPA:) which was down 3.80% to 1.63 in late trade, Sanofi SA (EPA:) which lost 0.77% to settle at 93.64 and Sodexo SA (EPA:) which was down 0.43% to 96.80 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 195 and 109 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.42% or 27.45 to $1,964.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.87% or 0.65 to hit $75.48 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.55% or 0.44 to trade at $79.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.14% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP rose 0.63% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.14% at 100.25.
