Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which rose 2.48% or 2.00 points to trade at 82.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Atos SE (PA:ATOS) added 1.33% or 1.50 points to end at 114.65 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.22% or 2.30 points to 190.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR), which fell 1.57% or 1.46 points to trade at 91.50 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 1.30% or 0.240 points to end at 18.260 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was down 0.84% or 3.70 points to 436.20.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which rose 6.71% to 136.80, Klepierre (PA:LOIM) which was up 3.60% to settle at 34.22 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which gained 3.53% to close at 75.740.
The worst performers were GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 12.39% to 48.36 in late trade, DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which lost 2.59% to settle at 38.320 and Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which was down 1.91% to 10.280 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 304 to 239 and 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eramet (PA:ERMT) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.71% or 8.60 to 136.80. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) rose to all time highs; rising 3.53% or 2.580 to 75.740. Shares in Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.91% or 0.200 to 10.280.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.48% to 13.87.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.56% or 7.50 to $1349.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.64% or 0.43 to hit $67.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.97% or 0.70 to trade at $72.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.2331, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8650.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.48.