Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the CAC Consumer Goods, CAC Technology and CAC Consumer Service sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.76%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.77%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 6.49% or 1.50 points to trade at 24.63 at the close. Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) added 4.12% or 9.50 points to end at 240.10 and Thales (EPA:TCFP) was up 4.02% or 6.20 points to 160.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD), which fell 7.28% or 7.63 points to trade at 97.22 in late trade. Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) declined 3.59% or 0.50 points to end at 13.28 and BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) down 3.31% or 2.02 points to 59.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI) which rose 8.56% to 41.30, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA) which was up 7.78% to settle at 9.14 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 6.49% to close at 24.63.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) which was down 10.51% to 7.94 in late trade, Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) which lost 7.28% to settle at 97.22 and Coface (EPA:COFA) which was down 4.84% to 14.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 270 to 217 and 97 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
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 1.00% or 26.80 to $2,703.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.53% or 0.38 to hit $72.07 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.61% or 0.46 to trade at $75.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 104.35.