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France shares higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.45%

Published 05/06/2019, 18:00
Updated 05/06/2019, 18:00
© Reuters.  France shares higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.45%

© Reuters. France shares higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.45%

Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.45%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.55%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Worldline SA (PA:WLN), which rose 7.20% or 3.900 points to trade at 58.050 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 2.29% or 0.29 points to end at 12.95 and EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) was up 2.27% or 2.35 points to 105.90 in late trade.

Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 2.51% or 0.348 points to trade at 13.510 in late trade. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 1.77% or 0.34 points to end at 18.82 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) shed 1.32% or 0.30 points to 22.42.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which rose 7.20% to 58.050, Dassault Aviation SA (PA:AVMD) which was up 5.01% to settle at 1195.00 and Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which gained 4.11% to close at 19.75.

The worst performers were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 2.51% to 13.510 in late trade, Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which lost 2.31% to settle at 32.10 and CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 2.28% to 1.434 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 370 to 195 and 91 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.20% to 15.75.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.34% or 4.50 to $1333.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.95% or 2.11 to hit $51.37 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.65% or 1.64 to trade at $60.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1236, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8853.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 97.185.

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