Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.35% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index added 1.32%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 6.13% or 1.075 points to trade at 18.605 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 4.02% or 0.54 points to end at 13.86 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) was up 3.64% or 1.48 points to 42.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 1.23% or 0.086 points to trade at 6.915 in late trade. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 0.96% or 0.28 points to end at 28.32 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) shed 0.35% or 0.07 points to 21.48.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Suez SA (PA:SEVI) which rose 6.87% to 16.480, Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which was up 6.13% to settle at 18.605 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which gained 5.33% to close at 8.030.
The worst performers were Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 1.25% to 29.550 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which lost 1.23% to settle at 6.915 and GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 1.14% to 34.40 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 440 to 191 and 82 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.21% to 17.85.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.30% or 16.20 to $1232.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 4.04% or 1.93 to hit $45.89 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.76% or 1.91 to trade at $48.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.79% to 1.0972, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8493.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 98.67.