Stocks in Paris finished the session higher, with broad participation across sectors as Industrials, Consumer Goods and Financials led the advance.
At the close in Paris the benchmark CAC 40 climbed 4.49% to register a new one-month high, while the wider SBF 120 index rose 4.40%.
The standout performers on the CAC 40 were:
- ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) - up 12.84%, closing at 51.50.
- Safran SA (EPA:SAF) - up 10.64%, ending at 313.10.
- Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) - up 9.73%, finishing at 255.95.
On the downside, the laggards included:
- TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) - down 3.09%, to 76.81.
- Euronext (EPA:ENX) - down 1.18%, to 142.10.
- Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) - down 0.45%, to 28.90.
Within the SBF 120, the top performers were Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which rose 12.87% to 39.30, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) up 12.84% to 51.50, and Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) which gained 11.26% to close at 9.88. The weakest names on the SBF 120 were Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI), down 3.10% to 125.10, followed by TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) and Euronext (EPA:ENX), which fell to 76.81 and 142.10 respectively at the close.
Market breadth favored advancing issues by a substantial margin: rising stocks outnumbered decliners 373 to 121, while 77 shares finished unchanged on the Paris exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, the gauge of implied volatility for CAC 40 options, was unchanged at 18.96 and recorded a new 52-week high.
Commodities and currencies moved sharply during the session. Gold futures for June delivery rose 2.10% or 98.52 to $4,783.22 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for May delivery fell 16.02% or 18.10 to $94.85 a barrel, while the June Brent contract dropped 13.46% or 14.71 to trade at $94.56 a barrel.
In currency pairs, EUR/USD was up 0.74% to 1.17 and EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.24% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 1.03% to 98.65.
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This session’s receipts show a market rally led by cyclical sectors and a small set of strong individual company gains, counterbalanced by energy and exchange-related weakness. Volatility indicators and large commodity moves suggest continued sensitivity to macro drivers.