Paris stocks finished the session in positive territory, with Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Consumer Services stocks among the primary contributors to the advance.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 index increased 0.19%, while the broader SBF 120 climbed 0.20%.
Top performers on the CAC 40
- Renault SA (RENA) rose 3.68%, gaining 0.95 points to end the day at 26.79.
- Kering SA (PRTP) added 3.64%, up 8.90 points to close at 253.15.
- Stellantis NV (STLAM) advanced 3.58%, an increase of 0.18 points to 5.17.
Lagging names on the CAC 40
- STMicroelectronics NV (STMPA) was the session's weakest among the large caps, down 4.04% or 2.48 points to 58.88 at the close.
- Air Liquide SA (AIRP) declined 1.89%, slipping 3.38 points to finish at 175.14.
- Carrefour SA (CARR) fell 1.47%, a drop of 0.25 points to 16.40.
SBF 120 movers
- Worldline SA (WLN) led gains on the SBF 120, up 6.17% to 10.11.
- Lectra SA (LECS) increased 5.47% to settle at 17.74.
- Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP) rose 4.94% to close at 5.73.
SBF 120 decliners
- Vusiongroup SA (VU) retreated 8.26% to 121.00 in late trade.
- Eutelsat Communications SA (ETL) lost 5.46% to finish at 2.22.
- Soitec SA (SOIT) declined 4.97% to close at 97.64.
Market breadth was mixed: 231 stocks rose while 212 declined on the Paris Stock Exchange and 90 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, a gauge of implied volatility for CAC 40 options, was unchanged at 18.96, marking a new 52-week high.
Commodities and energy
- Gold futures for August delivery fell 0.47%, down 18.98 to $4,050.72 a troy ounce.
- Crude oil for August delivery slipped 0.47% or 0.37 to $78.97 a barrel.
- The September Brent contract dropped 0.54% or 0.46 to trade at $84.27 a barrel.
Currencies and the dollar
- EUR/USD was essentially flat, changing by 0.11% to 1.14.
- EUR/GBP moved lower by 0.68% to 0.85.
- The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.17% to 100.54.
The session combined modest equity gains with declines in key commodities and slight dollar weakness. Market participants saw significant single-stock moves on both the upside and downside across large-cap and mid-cap names, while the VIX sitting at a 52-week high underscores prevailing sensitivity in option-implied volatility.
Summary
French equity benchmarks closed higher in a session led by gains in consumer and healthcare-related names. Notable winners included Renault, Kering and Stellantis, while sizable declines showed up in semiconductor and select industrial names. Commodities such as gold and crude oil moved lower and currency moves were modest, with the dollar easing slightly.