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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.53% to hit a new all time high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which rose 3.29% or 1.95 points to trade at 61.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) added 2.72% or 1.34 points to end at 50.40 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) was up 1.91% or 0.62 points to 33.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 2.59% or 0.71 points to trade at 26.89 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 1.27% or 0.85 points to end at 65.90 and Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) was down 1.23% or 0.14 points to 11.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which rose 3.29% to 61.22, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 3.13% to settle at 7.240 and Coface (PA:COFA) which gained 3.13% to close at 12.20.
The worst performers were Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which was down 4.57% to 46.55 in late trade, Mcphy Energy (PA:MCPHY) which lost 3.54% to settle at 22.90 and Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which was down 2.87% to 7.29 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 325 to 309 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.29% or 1.95 to 61.22. Shares in BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.29% or 1.95 to 61.22.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.15% or 2.85 to $1865.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.15% or 0.92 to hit $78.77 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.29% or 1.06 to trade at $81.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1421, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8496.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 95.190.
