Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which rose 3.50% or 2.96 points to trade at 87.54 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.76% or 0.32 points to end at 18.17 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 1.68% or 2.15 points to 130.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which lost 2.50% or 0.71 points to trade at 27.66 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.20% or 0.365 points to end at 30.155 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) shed 0.90% or 0.43 points to 48.14.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen (PA:IPN) which rose 4.42% to 108.70, Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was up 4.12% to settle at 3.284 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 3.99% to close at 10.81.
The worst performers were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was down 5.97% to 9.99 in late trade, Vicat (PA:VCTP) which lost 5.05% to settle at 65.80 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 3.71% to 5.768 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 312 to 272 and 106 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.93% to 10.54.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1334.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.81% or 0.52 to hit $63.78 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.35% or 0.95 to trade at $69.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.2237, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8881.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 90.38.