Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.03%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 4.26% or 2.61 points to trade at 63.82 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 3.17% or 0.96 points to end at 31.21 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 2.35% or 1.30 points to 56.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN), which fell 3.26% or 4.92 points to trade at 145.88 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) declined 3.26% or 0.71 points to end at 21.07 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 2.15% or 1.10 points to 50.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 7.00% to 11.77, Gecina SA (PA:GFCP) which was up 6.64% to settle at 111.65 and Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which gained 5.39% to close at 160.20.
The worst performers were Valneva (PA:VLS) which was down 9.47% to 15.67 in late trade, Ovh Groupe SAS (PA:OVH) which lost 7.21% to settle at 22.79 and Mcphy Energy (PA:MCPHY) which was down 3.66% to 18.68 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 290 to 256 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vallourec (PA:VLLP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.00% or 0.77 to 11.77. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.39% or 8.20 to 160.20.
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 April delivery was down 0.45% or 8.90 to $1,953.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.34% or 0.38 to hit $112.72 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.16% or 0.19 to trade at $119.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 98.78.