Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Gas & Water, General Financial and Foods & Drugs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.21%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which rose 6.65% or 2.05 points to trade at 32.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 3.70% or 1.90 points to end at 53.24 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was up 3.50% or 2.58 points to 76.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP), which fell 5.04% or 5.75 points to trade at 108.25 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 2.08% or 0.345 points to end at 16.215 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.00% or 0.396 points to 19.400.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which rose 14.10% to 26.30, Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was up 7.59% to settle at 117.70 and SES (PA:SESFd) which gained 7.46% to close at 15.12.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 8.92% to 1.072 in late trade, Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) which lost 8.51% to settle at 105.30 and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which was down 5.68% to 35.53 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 328 to 253 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.51% or 9.80 to 105.30.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.64% to 12.75.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.82% or 10.55 to $1290.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.97% or 2.59 to hit $62.62 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 4.06% or 3.02 to trade at $71.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1162, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8631.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 97.643.