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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.64%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which rose 9.74% or 2.34 points to trade at 26.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Safran SA (EPA:SAF) added 5.69% or 5.19 points to end at 96.33 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was up 4.68% or 2.45 points to 54.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB), which fell 3.99% or 1.83 points to trade at 43.98 at the close. Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) declined 2.12% or 1.56 points to end at 72.08 and Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) was down 1.91% or 1.38 points to 70.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which rose 29.31% to 10.27, Renault SA (EPA:RENA) which was up 9.74% to settle at 26.38 and Valeo SA (EPA:VLOF) which gained 8.00% to close at 20.39.
The worst performers were Rexel (EPA:RXL) which was down 5.42% to 16.74 in late trade, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) which lost 3.99% to settle at 43.98 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which was down 3.92% to 276.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 293 to 242 and 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.99% or 1.83 to 43.98. Shares in Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.12% or 1.56 to 72.08. Shares in Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.91% or 1.38 to 70.80. Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.99% or 1.83 to 43.98. Shares in Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.92% or 11.30 to 276.70.
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 down 0.16% or 2.90 to $1,837.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.85% or 0.92 to hit $108.91 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.00% or 1.13 to trade at $114.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 104.20.
