Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.39% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which rose 1.72% or 0.25 points to trade at 14.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 1.68% or 1.36 points to end at 82.14 and Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) was up 1.59% or 1.18 points to 75.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 1.46% or 0.88 points to trade at 59.40 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 1.37% or 0.245 points to end at 17.585 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was down 0.89% or 1.05 points to 117.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 6.39% to 1.398, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 5.73% to settle at 20.30 and SES (PA:SESFd) which gained 4.33% to close at 13.50.
The worst performers were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 5.02% to 147.60 in late trade, SEB SA (PA:SEBF) which lost 4.21% to settle at 154.70 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 4.14% to 11.47 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 284 to 271 and 93 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.91% to 12.56.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.73% or 9.90 to $1338.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.32 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.2283, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8752.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 90.06.