Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.74%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 5.21% or 1.00 points to trade at 20.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 2.54% or 0.45 points to end at 18.18 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 2.50% or 0.560 points to 23.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 1.80% or 0.30 points to trade at 16.64 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) declined 1.31% or 1.50 points to end at 113.30 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was down 1.17% or 2.50 points to 211.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which rose 5.21% to 20.28, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which was up 2.54% to settle at 18.18 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 2.50% to close at 23.000.
The worst performers were Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 5.47% to 42.91 in late trade, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which lost 1.80% to settle at 16.64 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) which was down 1.37% to 33.38 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 352 to 230 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.80% or 0.30 to 16.64. Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.47% or 2.48 to 42.91. Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.80% or 0.30 to 16.64.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.29% to 13.51.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 6.73 to $1328.93 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.25% or 0.12 to hit $47.11 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.24 to trade at $52.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1877, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.9160.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 92.69.