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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.94% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which rose 5.99% or 4.24 points to trade at 75.02 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) added 4.63% or 7.90 points to end at 178.65 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) was up 3.16% or 2.18 points to 71.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which fell 1.88% or 1.63 points to trade at 85.14 at the close. Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) declined 1.61% or 4.40 points to end at 269.00 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) was down 0.95% or 0.42 points to 44.02.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) which rose 5.99% to 75.02, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (EPA:PLOF) which was up 4.80% to settle at 17.26 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) which gained 4.63% to close at 178.65.
The worst performers were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 25.96% to 2.78 in late trade, Korian Medica SA (EPA:KORI) which lost 6.05% to settle at 9.01 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 3.64% to 12.69 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 279 to 269 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.99% or 4.24 to 75.02. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.99% or 4.24 to 75.02. Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) fell to all time lows; down 25.96% or 0.97 to 2.78.
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 down 2.82% or 54.50 to $1,876.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.74% or 2.08 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 2.47% or 2.03 to trade at $80.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.78% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.47% to 0.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.01% at 102.61.
