Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.09%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 4.52% or 0.229 points to trade at 5.295 at the close. Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 3.35% or 1.26 points to end at 38.87 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was up 1.80% or 1.34 points to 75.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Technip (PA:TECF), which lost 2.30% or 1.15 points to trade at 48.91 in late trade. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.98% or 0.84 points to end at 41.50 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) shed 1.74% or 0.089 points to 5.034.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which rose 4.52% to 5.295, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which was up 3.35% to settle at 38.87 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which gained 2.40% to close at 16.855.
The worst performers were Natixis (PA:CNAT) which was down 3.38% to 3.311 in late trade, Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which lost 3.31% to settle at 2.920 and GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 2.36% to 27.48 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 341 to 312 and 112 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.71% to 21.07.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.67% or 8.95 to $1344.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 4.23% or 1.98 to hit $44.82 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.48% or 2.17 to trade at $46.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.42% to 1.1107, while EUR/GBP rose 0.98% to 0.8433.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 96.20.