Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.15%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 2.36% or 1.44 points to trade at 62.33 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.85% or 0.34 points to end at 18.75 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was up 1.76% or 3.05 points to 176.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which lost 2.40% or 0.93 points to trade at 37.70 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.80% or 0.158 points to end at 8.607 and Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) shed 1.39% or 0.77 points to 54.56.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Metropole TV (PA:MMTP) which rose 5.40% to 19.82, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was up 4.08% to settle at 26.545 and SCOR SE (PA:SCOR) which gained 3.24% to close at 33.78.
The worst performers were Alten (PA:LTEN) which was down 4.49% to 66.44 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 2.78% to settle at 6.366 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which was down 2.40% to 37.70 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 317 to 263 and 116 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.85% to 14.81.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.33% or 4.05 to $1234.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.51% or 0.82 to hit $53.51 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.57% or 0.89 to trade at $55.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.0554, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8482.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 101.39.