Paris markets finished higher on Tuesday, with the headline CAC 40 closing up 0.57% and the broader SBF 120 rising 0.66%. Gains were concentrated in Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials, which collectively pushed the benchmarks into positive territory at the session close.
Among the CAC 40 constituents, Capgemini SE saw the largest advance, finishing up 2.68% - a rise of 2.62 points to close at 100.50. Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics NV added 2.47%, or 0.69 points, to end the day at 28.61. Defense and electronics group Thales also contributed to the upside, gaining 2.44% - up 6.00 points to 252.10 at the close.
On the downside, Bureau Veritas SA was the weakest performer on the CAC 40, slipping 2.80% or 0.74 points to close at 25.70. Pernod Ricard SA declined 2.76%, losing 1.82 points to finish at 64.22, while luxury goods group Hermes International SCA fell 0.80% or 13.00 points to 1,609.00.
The SBF 120 displayed a similar mix of movers. Alstom SA led gains on that index with a 5.39% jump to 24.26. Payments and services firm Edenred SA rose 5.15% to settle at 17.06, and software and technology company Lectra SA gained 3.86% to close at 16.70.
Conversely, a number of mid-cap names recorded notable losses. Solutions 30 SE tumbled 14.51% to 0.56 in late trade. Worldline SA lost 5.04%, ending the session at 0.26, and game developer Ubisoft Entertainment fell 3.50% to 3.84 at the close.
Market breadth on the Paris exchange skewed positive, with 297 stocks advancing versus 196 decliners, and 69 issues unchanged at the close.
Several individual shares reached multi-year downside milestones during the session. Hermes International fell to a three-year low, closing at 1,609.00 after a 0.80% decline. Solutions 30 slid to a five-year low at 0.56 following its 14.51% drop. Worldline reached an all-time low, falling 5.04% to 0.26.
Volatility metrics moved as well: the CAC 40 VIX, which tracks implied volatility in options on the index, was unchanged on the session at 18.96 but recorded a new 52-week high.
Commodities trading accompanied the equity moves. Gold futures for June delivery rose 1.92% - up 87.50 to $4,645.00 a troy ounce. Brent and WTI crude posted mixed moves: the May contract for crude oil climbed 1.64% or 1.69 to $104.57 a barrel, while the June Brent contract dipped 0.16% or 0.17 to trade at $107.22 a barrel.
In foreign exchange, the euro strengthened against the dollar, with EUR/USD up 0.53% to 1.15. EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.87 when measured as a 0.44% move in the reporting. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.38% to 99.97.
Overall, the session was characterized by selective strength across technology and industrial names, offset by sharp declines in specific mid-cap and payments-related issues, alongside elevated implied volatility and notable moves in commodities and major currency pairs.