Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.57%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 1.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 8.56% or 0.404 points to trade at 5.123 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 6.49% or 0.72 points to end at 11.89 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 5.15% or 2.08 points to 42.34 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which lost 1.01% or 0.195 points to trade at 19.030 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.54% or 1.25 points to end at 230.75 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) shed 0.51% or 0.20 points to 39.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 10.03% to 3.477, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 8.56% to settle at 5.123 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which gained 6.49% to close at 11.89.
The worst performers were Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 1.88% to 33.980 in late trade, Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which lost 1.40% to settle at 29.580 and Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 1.20% to 107.10 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 421 to 245 and 100 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.63% to 20.32 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 1.79% or 24.35 to $1332.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 4.38% or 1.96 to hit $46.72 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 4.58% or 2.12 to trade at $48.37 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1092, while EUR/GBP fell 1.94% to 0.8349.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 96.33.