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 0.97%, while the index fell 1.36%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Schneider Electric SE (EPA:), which rose 4.76% or 10.75 points to trade at 236.60 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:) added 3.27% or 1.32 points to end at 41.72 and Legrand SA (EPA:) rose 2.44% or 2.36 points to 99.28 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Orange SA (EPA:), which fell 2.67% or 0.26 points to close at 9.54. Bouygues SA (EPA:) fell 2.44% or 0.80 points to end at 31.97 and Engie SA (EPA:) fell 1.72% or 0.25 points to 14.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Schneider Electric SE (EPA :), which rose 4.76% to 236.60, Soitec SA (EPA :), which rose 4.68% to settle at 118.50 and Rexel (EPA:) which rose 4.22% to close at 27.44.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:), which fell 20.60% to 0.77 in late trading, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:) lost 3.95% to settle at 182.20, and Orange SA (EPA:) fell 2.67% to 9.54 at the close.
The number of falling shares outnumbered rising shares on the Paris Stock Exchange by 262 to 240, with 100 ending unchanged.
Shares in Orange SA (EPA:) fell to a 52-week low; fell by 2.67% or 0.26 to 9.54. Shares of Atos SE (EPA:) fell to an all-time low; loss of 20.60% or 0.20 to 0.77. Shares in Orange SA (EPA:) fell to a 52-week low; lost 2.67% or 0.26 to 9.54.
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 1.03% or 23.85 to $2,350.45 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.49% or 0.38 to $78.28 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.41 to $82.33 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD rose 0.98% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 1.22% to 103.92.
