France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.40%

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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.40%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF), which rose 4.55% or 2.28 points to trade at 52.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) added 1.51% or 0.33 points to end at 22.20 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was up 1.42% or 4.20 points to 300.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 3.21% or 1.58 points to trade at 47.48 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) declined 2.82% or 4.05 points to end at 139.80 and Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) was down 2.75% or 4.45 points to 157.30.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG SA (EPA:GEPH) which rose 5.17% to 0.84, Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which was up 4.79% to settle at 12.35 and TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) which gained 4.55% to close at 52.43.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 10.62% to 11.32 in late trade, Ovh Groupe SAS (EPA:OVH) which lost 7.54% to settle at 14.60 and ICADE (EPA:ICAD) which was down 5.76% to 42.72 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 230 and 86 ended unchanged.

Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.21% or 1.58 to 47.48. Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.75% or 4.45 to 157.30. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.62% or 1.35 to 11.32. Shares in Ovh Groupe SAS (EPA:OVH) fell to all time lows; losing 7.54% or 1.19 to 14.60. Shares in ICADE (EPA:ICAD) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.76% or 2.61 to 42.72.

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 August delivery was up 0.34% or 6.15 to $1,807.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.74% or 1.89 to hit $110.32 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.62% or 1.81 to trade at $113.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.96.