Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Personal Goods and Support Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.06% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Alcatel Lucent SA (PARIS:ALUA), which rose 3.19% or 0.104 points to trade at 3.360 at the close. Meanwhile, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (PARIS:LVMH) added 2.87% or 4.65 points to end at 166.95 and Orange SA (PARIS:ORAN) was up 1.04% or 0.16 points to 15.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Electricite de France SA (PARIS:EDF), which fell 1.40% or 0.30 points to trade at 21.41 at the close. GDF Suez SA (PARIS:GSZ) declined 0.98% or 0.17 points to end at 17.66 and ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) was down 0.90% or 0.07 points to 8.24.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG (PARIS:GEPH) which rose 3.80% to 4.64, Biomerieux (PARIS:BIOX) which was up 3.42% to settle at 104.35 and Alcatel Lucent SA (PARIS:ALUA) which gained 3.19% to close at 3.360.
The worst performers were Suez Environnement (PARIS:SEVI) which was down 2.34% to 17.770 in late trade, Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) which lost 1.82% to settle at 16.44 and Groupe Eurotunnel (PARIS:GETP) which was down 1.60% to 13.235 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 501 to 409 and 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Biomerieux (PARIS:BIOX) rose to all time highs; rising 3.42% or 3.45 to 104.35. Shares in Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.82% or 0.30 to 16.44.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.55% to 17.58 a new 3-months low.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.11% or 12.70 to $1131.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.41% or 0.21 to hit $50.70 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.17% or 0.10 to trade at $57.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0848, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.6942.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 97.98.