Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Gas & Water and Leisure Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE), which rose 3.22% or 0.640 points to trade at 20.500 at the close. Meanwhile, Cap Gemini SA (PARIS:CAPP) added 1.17% or 1.04 points to end at 89.83 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AMS:UNBP) was up 0.95% or 2.30 points to 243.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP), which fell 2.65% or 1.91 points to trade at 70.21 at the close. Valeo SA (PARIS:VLOF) declined 1.57% or 2.05 points to end at 128.30 and Technip (PARIS:TECF) was down 1.52% or 0.77 points to 49.75.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PARIS:TCH) which rose 17.26% to 7.188, STMicroelectronics (PARIS:STM) which was up 7.74% to settle at 7.332 and Plastic Omnium (PARIS:PLOF) which gained 7.55% to close at 25.93.
The worst performers were Ipsos (PARIS:ISOS) which was down 8.16% to 22.24 in late trade, Solocal Group (PARIS:LOCAL) which lost 4.55% to settle at 0.420 and ICADE (PARIS:ICAD) which was down 2.91% to 67.01 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 424 to 395 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.22% or 0.640 to 20.500. Shares in Cap Gemini SA (PARIS:CAPP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.17% or 1.04 to 89.83. Shares in Technicolor (PARIS:TCH) rose to 5-year highs; rising 17.26% or 1.058 to 7.188.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.55% to 16.60 a new 3-months low.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.36% or 3.90 to $1095.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.77% or 0.38 to hit $48.81 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.17 to trade at $55.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.0993, while EUR/GBP rose 1.25% to 0.7086.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.37% at 97.26.