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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.48% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP), which rose 2.53% or 9.55 points to trade at 387.00 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) added 1.99% or 0.76 points to end at 38.73 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was up 1.89% or 0.70 points to 38.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which fell 5.47% or 0.72 points to trade at 12.47 at the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE) declined 1.42% or 0.39 points to end at 27.08 and Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) was down 1.07% or 0.68 points to 62.70.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which rose 3.87% to 7.79, Alten SA (EPA:LTEN) which was up 3.64% to settle at 136.60 and Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which gained 3.37% to close at 12.90.
The worst performers were SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which was down 7.02% to 119.20 in late trade, Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) which lost 5.47% to settle at 12.47 and JC Decaux SA (EPA:JCDX) which was down 3.70% to 20.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 278 to 267 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.53% or 9.55 to 387.00. Shares in Renault SA (EPA:RENA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.89% or 0.70 to 38.02.
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 February delivery was down 0.62% or 11.85 to $1,909.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.17% or 0.14 to hit $79.97 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.79 to trade at $85.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP fell 0.86% to 0.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 102.22.
