France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.46%

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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.46%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR), which rose 3.66% or 3.88 points to trade at 110.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) added 3.25% or 2.71 points to end at 86.20 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO) was up 2.90% or 1.40 points to 49.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 2.76% or 0.63 points to trade at 22.39 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) declined 2.22% or 0.72 points to end at 31.79 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was down 2.04% or 0.17 points to 8.17.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) which rose 3.66% to 110.00, Rexel (EPA:RXL) which was up 3.43% to settle at 17.93 and Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) which gained 3.25% to close at 86.20.

The worst performers were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 20.43% to 6.62 in late trade, Korian Medica SA (EPA:KORI) which lost 16.97% to settle at 8.69 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was down 16.91% to 1.93 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 309 to 219 and 106 ended unchanged.

Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) fell to 5-year lows; down 20.43% or 1.70 to 6.62. Shares in Korian Medica SA (EPA:KORI) fell to all time lows; falling 16.97% or 1.77 to 8.69.

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 December delivery was down 1.17% or 19.55 to $1,646.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.72% or 1.53 to hit $87.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.74% or 1.65 to trade at $93.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 0.99, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.42% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 110.79.