Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.16% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which rose 1.54% or 1.55 points to trade at 102.00 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 1.51% or 0.34 points to end at 22.92 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 1.43% or 0.27 points to 19.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 1.63% or 0.370 points to trade at 22.350 in late trade. Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) declined 1.36% or 1.75 points to end at 126.90 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) shed 1.20% or 0.58 points to 47.92.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) which rose 6.41% to 531.45, ALD International SA (PA:ALDA) which was up 4.45% to settle at 13.60 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 3.12% to close at 10.42.
The worst performers were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was down 3.81% to 25.250 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 1.63% to settle at 22.350 and Groupe Eurotunnel (PA:GETP) which was down 1.54% to 10.210 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 298 to 282 and 90 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 6.49% to 10.77 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.01% or 0.12 to $1310.68 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.93% or 0.47 to hit $49.88 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.51 to trade at $54.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1969, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 91.78.