Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.49% or 0.705 points to trade at 20.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 1.99% or 8.70 points to end at 446.20 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 1.88% or 1.00 points to 54.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN), which fell 2.41% or 0.66 points to trade at 26.48 at the close. Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) declined 1.14% or 1.10 points to end at 95.38 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was down 0.71% or 0.44 points to 61.41.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which rose 6.74% to 24.060, JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which was up 5.49% to settle at 27.30 and Metropole TV (PA:MMTP) which gained 4.19% to close at 13.91.
The worst performers were Orpea (PA:ORP) which was down 2.61% to 84.44 in late trade, Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) which lost 2.41% to settle at 26.48 and Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 2.32% to 30.360 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 323 to 251 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.41% or 0.66 to 26.48. Shares in Orpea (PA:ORP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.61% or 2.26 to 84.44. Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.41% or 0.66 to 26.48.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.04% to 13.78 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.22% or 2.85 to $1322.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.34% or 1.26 to hit $55.05 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.53% or 1.54 to trade at $62.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1470, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.8764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 95.232.