France stocks higher at close of trade.

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France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Foods and Drugs, Gas and Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher. At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.65 percent, while the SBF 120 index added 1.55 percent. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 388 to 201 and 98 ended unchanged. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.22 percent or 3.21 to 48.37. The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0 percent to 18.96 a new 6-months high. Gold Futures for...