Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.65%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 2.69% or 0.57 points to trade at 21.78 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) added 2.04% or 0.395 points to end at 19.790 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 1.92% or 0.78 points to 41.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which lost 3.06% or 1.38 points to trade at 43.69 in late trade. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 2.32% or 0.57 points to end at 23.95 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) shed 1.21% or 1.22 points to 99.28.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which rose 2.69% to 21.78, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was up 2.45% to settle at 10.44 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 2.35% to close at 11.11.
The worst performers were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was down 3.83% to 23.080 in late trade, Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which lost 3.06% to settle at 43.69 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 2.94% to 9.454 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 276 to 275 and 97 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.62% to 14.16.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.59% or 7.80 to $1317.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.51% or 0.31 to hit $61.27 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.30 to trade at $65.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.2319, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.03.