France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.36%
2022.04.21 20:01
France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.36%
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.36%, while the SBF 120 index added 1.37%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Safran SA (EPA:SAF), which rose 4.11% or 4.32 points to trade at 109.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) added 3.61% or 1.91 points to end at 54.87 and Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) was up 3.58% or 3.00 points to 86.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI), which fell 4.75% or 4.48 points to trade at 89.80 at the close. Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) declined 2.95% or 0.60 points to end at 19.77 and Thales (EPA:TCFP) was down 1.84% or 2.35 points to 125.20.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Verallia (EPA:VRLA) which rose 11.42% to 25.96, Rexel (EPA:RXL) which was up 6.36% to settle at 20.74 and Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which gained 6.25% to close at 2.92.
The worst performers were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) which was down 4.75% to 89.80 in late trade, Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) which lost 2.95% to settle at 19.77 and Mcphy Energy (EPA:MCPHY) which was down 2.69% to 18.82 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 224 and 95 ended unchanged.
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 0.69% or 13.55 to $1,942.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.70% or 0.72 to hit $102.91 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.45% or 0.48 to trade at $107.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.58.
