France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.79% By Investing.com

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the added 0.79%, while the index climbed 0.83%.

The best performers of the session on the were Alstom SA (EPA:), which rose 5.43% or 1.14 points to trade at 22.15 at the close. Meanwhile, BNP Paribas SA (EPA:) added 5.15% or 2.52 points to end at 51.32 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) was up 4.24% or 1.14 points to 28.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hermes International SCA (EPA:), which fell 2.08% or 24.00 points to trade at 1,129.00 at the close. L’Oreal SA (EPA:) declined 1.94% or 6.60 points to end at 333.50 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:) was down 1.46% or 1.94 points to 131.00.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Alstom SA (EPA:) which rose 5.43% to 22.15, BNP Paribas SA (EPA:) which was up 5.15% to settle at 51.32 and Vallourec (EPA:) which gained 4.31% to close at 11.38.

The worst performers were Solutions 30 SE (EPA:) which was down 3.06% to 5.25 in late trade, Imerys SA (EPA:) which lost 3.00% to settle at 36.18 and Hermes International SCA (EPA:) which was down 2.08% to 1,129.00 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 331 to 217 and 91 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.34% or 6.32 to $1,869.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.50% or 1.58 to hit $103.59 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 1.52 to trade at $106.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.55.