Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The Paris closing bell saw the gain of 1.33% and the index rise by 1.21%.

ArcelorMittal SA, which gained 2.97% (or 0.79 points) to close at 27.38. During that time, Kering SA (PA;) increased 2.76% or 17.80 to 662.10 Publicis Groupe In late trade, SA (PA:), was up by 2.74% or 1.56 to 58.48

These were the worst performers of the session. Bouygues SA (PA) fell 0.27 points or 0.77% to close at 33.56. Engie SA (PA) fell 0.2%, or 0.08 points, to close at 11.54 Renault SA (PA) fell 0.25 points or 0.08 to 32.09.

These were the top performers on SBF 120 Virbac SA (PA:), which rose 4.1% to 378.50 Eramet SA (PA :), up 3.9% to settle at 78.50, and Sopra Steria Group SA : (PA :), gained 3.35% close to 163.40.

CGG SA, PA: was among the worst-performing stocks. It fell 8.60% and sank to 0.644 by late trade. Imerys SA (PA:), which fell 4.46% to settle for 36.82 Ubisoft Entertainment (PA) was at a record low of 4.30%, falling to 45.85 by the end.

The Paris Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpassing declining stocks by 362 to 24, while 83 ended the same.

Eramet SA shares rose to 52 week highs, gaining 3.97% (or 3.00 to 78.50). Ubisoft Entertainment’s shares fell to the lowest level in 3 years, a decline of 4.30% (2.06 to 45.85).

The was unchanged at 0%, to 18.96, an all-time high of 6-months.

The December delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.2% or 4.85 to $1799.55 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.45% to reach $80.88/barrel in November, and December Brent oil, which rose 0.49 to trade for $83.67/barrel.

EUR/USD dropped 0.1% to 1.1590 and EUR/GBP fell 0.19 to 0.8469.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.1% at 93.983.