Investing.com – Stocks in France were mixed after Wednesday’s close, with gains in the , and sectors lifting stocks, while losses in the , and sectors pulling shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the index rose 0.87%, while the index fell 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the exchange were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:), which rose 3.01% or 1.18 points to trade at 40.23 at the close. In the meantime, Hermes International SCA (EPA:) added 2.50% or 54.00 points to end at 2,217.00 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:) rose 2.39% or 17.60 points to 752.60 in the late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teleperformance SE (EPA:), which fell 2.10% or 2.20 points to trade at 102.80 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) fell 1.93% or 0.46 points to end at 23.36 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:) fell 1.61% or 0.43 points to 26.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (EPA:) which rose 3.30% to 112.70, Eramet SA (EPA:) rose 3.06% to close at 104.30, and Vusiongroup SA (EPA:) rose 3.03% to close at 146.00.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:), which fell 6.68% to 1.09 in late trading. Valneva (EPA:) which lost 5.79% to settle at 3.81 and Lectra SA (EPA :), which fell 4.51% to 29.65 at the end.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 231, with 105 ending unchanged.
Shares of Atos SE (EPA:) fell to an all-time low; a decrease from 6.68% or 0.08 to 1.09.
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 August rose 1.16%, or 27.15, to $2,374.55 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.53% or 0.39 to $73.64 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.42 to $77.94 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.14% to 0.85.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.28% to 104.35.