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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.89% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Orange SA (EPA:ORAN), which rose 6.46% or 0.64 points to trade at 10.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) added 4.94% or 5.88 points to end at 124.94 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) was up 4.48% or 1.20 points to 28.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB), which fell 0.97% or 0.52 points to trade at 53.09 at the close. Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) declined 0.89% or 0.79 points to end at 87.85 and Vinci SA (EPA:SGEF) was down 0.57% or 0.62 points to 108.60.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which rose 14.61% to 13.53, Verallia (EPA:VRLA) which was up 7.55% to settle at 37.60 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) which gained 6.46% to close at 10.62.
The worst performers were Ipsos (EPA:ISOS) which was down 5.66% to 58.30 in late trade, Aeroports de Paris SA (EPA:ADP) which lost 5.28% to settle at 136.45 and Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 5.07% to 2.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 287 to 267 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.94% or 5.88 to 124.94. Shares in Verallia (EPA:VRLA) rose to all time highs; up 7.55% or 2.64 to 37.60.
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 up 0.36% or 6.65 to $1,851.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $78.72 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.06 to trade at $85.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 103.77.
