Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.58%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which rose 3.14% or 2.36 points to trade at 77.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) added 2.89% or 0.35 points to end at 12.52 and Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) was up 2.53% or 2.30 points to 93.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Thales (EPA:TCFP), which fell 2.85% or 4.35 points to trade at 148.15 at the close. Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) declined 2.59% or 0.69 points to end at 25.95 and BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) was down 2.23% or 1.30 points to 56.92.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) which rose 7.25% to 73.20, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which was up 3.80% to settle at 175.00 and ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA) which gained 3.21% to close at 386.00.
The worst performers were Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which was down 3.78% to 22.88 in late trade, Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which lost 3.55% to settle at 6.15 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which was down 3.03% to 105.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 262 to 210 and 103 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.24% or 33.20 to $2,708.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.17% or 0.82 to hit $70.92 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.70 to trade at $74.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 107.59.