Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 1.19% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 1.17%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which rose 9.25% or 1.16 points to trade at 13.64 at the close. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (PA:LVMH) added 7.48% or 10.75 points to end at 154.45 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was up 4.91% or 2.15 points to 45.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP), which lost 1.27% or 1.30 points to trade at 101.05 in late trade. Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) declined 0.80% or 0.67 points to end at 82.65 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) shed 0.49% or 0.60 points to 122.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 9.66% to 6.458, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which was up 9.25% to settle at 13.64 and Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which gained 8.77% to close at 29.26.
The worst performers were Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 9.18% to 99.77 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which lost 1.52% to settle at 64.91 and Orpea (PA:ORP) which was down 1.39% to 79.45 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 456 to 226 and 90 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.22% to 19.23.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.41% or 5.45 to $1333.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.35% or 1.01 to hit $41.91 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.56% or 1.16 to trade at $44.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.0992, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8375.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 97.30.