At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.91%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which rose 5.63% or 4.58 points to trade at 85.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PA:RENA) added 5.46% or 2.10 points to end at 40.45 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was up 3.48% or 0.58 points to 17.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alstom SA (PA:ALSO), which fell 5.00% or 2.27 points to trade at 43.17 at the close. Danone SA (PA:DANO) declined 1.77% or 0.96 points to end at 53.14 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was down 1.34% or 0.84 points to 61.78.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) which rose 5.63% to 85.88, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was up 5.46% to settle at 40.45 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 4.65% to close at 26.430.
The worst performers were Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which was down 5.00% to 43.17 in late trade, Danone SA (PA:DANO) which lost 1.77% to settle at 53.14 and Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 1.39% to 43.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 349 to 242 and 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.46% or 2.10 to 40.45. Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.46% or 2.10 to 40.45.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.86% or 15.45 to $1806.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.37% or 0.77 to hit $57.00 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.93% or 0.55 to trade at $59.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.53% to 1.2025, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8761.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 91.127.
