Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the CAC Financials, CAC Consumer Goods and CAC Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.70% to hit a new 6-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN), which rose 2.27% or 0.67 points to trade at 29.99 at the close. Safran SA (EPA:SAF) added 2.06% or 4.80 points to end at 237.90 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 2.00% or 0.45 points to 22.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which fell 2.15% or 1.07 points to trade at 48.59 in late trade. Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) declined 1.26% or 0.03 points to end at 2.43 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) down 1.06% or 0.92 points to 85.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which rose 5.92% to 2.29, Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was up 2.61% to settle at 12.17 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) which gained 2.27% to close at 29.99.
The worst performers were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which was down 4.23% to 54.40 in late trade, X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which lost 3.54% to settle at 4.98 and Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI) which was down 3.01% to 58.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 254 to 228 and 92 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.27% or 0.67 to 29.99. Shares in Safran SA (EPA:SAF) rose to all time highs; up 2.06% or 4.80 to 237.90. Shares in Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.27% or 0.67 to 29.99.
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 February delivery was down 0.35% or 9.81 to $2,761.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.97% or 0.73 to hit $74.71 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.87% or 0.69 to trade at $78.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 107.90.