France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.51%
2022.05.10 20:07
France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.51%
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.51%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI), which rose 5.06% or 0.70 points to trade at 14.50 at the close. Meanwhile, WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) added 2.20% or 1.48 points to end at 68.73 and BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) was up 2.15% or 1.07 points to 50.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX), which fell 5.10% or 7.75 points to trade at 144.10 at the close. Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) declined 1.67% or 1.42 points to end at 83.38 and Thales (EPA:TCFP) was down 1.18% or 1.40 points to 116.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which rose 5.62% to 32.52, Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was up 5.06% to settle at 14.50 and Trigano SA (EPA:TRIA) which gained 3.73% to close at 119.70.
The worst performers were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) which was down 5.10% to 144.10 in late trade, Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which lost 3.69% to settle at 109.60 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which was down 2.73% to 34.27 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 271 to 269 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) rose to all time highs; up 5.06% or 0.70 to 14.50. Shares in Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.06% or 0.70 to 14.50. Shares in Aperam SA (AS:APAM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.73% or 0.96 to 34.27.
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 June delivery was down 0.79% or 14.67 to $1,843.93 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.64% or 3.75 to hit $99.34 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.58% or 3.79 to trade at $102.15 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 103.93.
