At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.36%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 2.77% or 0.81 points to trade at 30.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 2.60% or 0.31 points to end at 12.09 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was up 2.60% or 4.75 points to 187.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 5.49% or 1.36 points to trade at 23.41 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) declined 2.83% or 0.61 points to end at 20.98 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 2.39% or 1.30 points to 53.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which rose 5.05% to 9.31, Getlink SE (PA:GETP) which was up 4.82% to settle at 15.99 and Orpea SA (PA:ORP) which gained 4.61% to close at 37.91.
The worst performers were Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 5.68% to 24.73 in late trade, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which lost 5.49% to settle at 23.41 and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which was down 4.28% to 15.77 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 321 to 247 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in Getlink SE (PA:GETP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.82% or 0.74 to 15.99.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.77% or 33.80 to $1,943.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 8.00% or 7.60 to hit $102.64 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 8.64% or 8.47 to trade at $106.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.86% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP rose 0.75% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.84% at 97.79.
