France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.51%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.51%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which rose 2.73% or 0.68 points to trade at 25.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) added 2.70% or 2.12 points to end at 80.78 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) was up 2.39% or 0.85 points to 36.42 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thales (EPA:TCFP), which fell 3.83% or 5.65 points to trade at 142.00 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) declined 1.25% or 2.60 points to end at 205.50 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO) was down 0.92% or 0.60 points to 64.70.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which rose 5.92% to 128.90, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was up 5.73% to settle at 7.93 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which gained 4.69% to close at 7.30.

The worst performers were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was down 3.97% to 2.66 in late trade, Thales (EPA:TCFP) which lost 3.83% to settle at 142.00 and Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM) which was down 2.73% to 185.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 201 and 100 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.92% or 7.20 to 128.90. Shares in Valneva (EPA:VLS) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.97% or 0.11 to 2.66.

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

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.70 to $2,590.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.68% or 1.16 to hit $70.18 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.39% or 1.01 to trade at $73.76 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.28% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.61.