Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.46%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which rose 4.62% or 1.65 points to trade at 37.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PA:RENA) added 2.86% or 2.05 points to end at 73.73 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was up 2.05% or 1.84 points to 91.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which fell 1.55% or 0.34 points to trade at 21.55 at the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) declined 1.23% or 0.220 points to end at 17.605 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was down 0.74% or 1.50 points to 201.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which rose 6.82% to 32.89, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was up 5.09% to settle at 25.200 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which gained 4.62% to close at 37.35.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.35% to 2.250 in late trade, Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) which lost 2.21% to settle at 68.450 and Ipsen (PA:IPN) which was down 1.85% to 148.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 321 to 252 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.23% or 0.220 to 17.605. Shares in Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.21% or 1.550 to 68.450.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 5.47% to 12.74.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.71% or 8.60 to $1199.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.71% or 0.49 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.13% or 0.10 to trade at $78.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.1635, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8900.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 94.91.