Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.11%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which rose 0.56% or 0.50 points to trade at 89.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) added 0.42% or 8.00 points to end at 1,918.80 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) was up 0.41% or 0.27 points to 66.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which fell 1.53% or 2.05 points to trade at 132.05 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 0.85% or 0.22 points to end at 25.68 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was down 0.65% or 0.24 points to 36.91.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 3.99% to 10.42, Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was up 3.25% to settle at 2.67 and Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which gained 2.73% to close at 2.93.
The worst performers were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was down 3.14% to 2.40 in late trade, Valneva (EPA:VLS) which lost 2.20% to settle at 4.72 and X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which was down 1.83% to 10.18 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 287 to 235 and 100 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.42% or 8.85 to $2,074.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $71.66 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $77.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 100.89.