Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.50% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 4.43% or 1.195 points to trade at 28.195 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 2.34% or 0.62 points to end at 27.15 and Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) was up 1.76% or 1.26 points to 72.86 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP), which lost 2.70% or 3.25 points to trade at 117.15 in late trade. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 1.73% or 0.325 points to end at 18.435 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) shed 1.28% or 2.50 points to 193.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which rose 6.58% to 158.70, Imerys (PA:IMTP) which was up 5.32% to settle at 80.15 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 4.43% to close at 28.195.
The worst performers were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was down 2.70% to 117.15 in late trade, Faurecia (PA:EPED) which lost 1.80% to settle at 67.56 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 1.73% to 18.435 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 305 to 243 and 100 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.41% to 12.24.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.37% or 5.00 to $1354.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.77% or 1.18 to hit $67.70 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.49% or 1.07 to trade at $72.65 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.2386, while EUR/GBP rose 0.57% to 0.8708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.29.