Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.20% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 3.43% or 1.16 points to trade at 34.98 at the close. Meanwhile, WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) added 1.49% or 1.12 points to end at 76.11 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 1.36% or 0.38 points to 28.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which fell 1.16% or 0.51 points to trade at 43.47 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) declined 1.09% or 0.39 points to end at 35.50 and Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) was down 0.70% or 0.34 points to 47.89.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which rose 5.96% to 76.50, Valneva (PA:VLS) which was up 4.91% to settle at 11.330 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) which gained 3.43% to close at 34.98.
The worst performers were Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) which was down 12.71% to 80.50 in late trade, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which lost 2.59% to settle at 0.638 and Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (PA:PLOF) which was down 2.32% to 26.92 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 289 to 288 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.36% or 0.38 to 28.25. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.96% or 4.30 to 76.50.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.52% or 26.70 to $1778.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.58% or 0.40 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.70% or 0.50 to trade at $70.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.1796, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.8513.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 92.537.