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 gained 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 1.83% or 1.08 points to trade at 60.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 1.52% or 1.60 points to end at 106.55 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 1.09% or 0.12 points to 11.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Technip (PA:TECF), which fell 3.18% or 2.10 points to trade at 63.96 at the close. Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) declined 1.93% or 0.97 points to end at 49.41 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was down 0.96% or 0.14 points to 13.98.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which rose 3.12% to 77.75, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 2.58% to settle at 14.70 and Edenred (PA:EDEN) which gained 2.51% to close at 20.01.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.46% to 11.9800 in late trade, Technip (PA:TECF) which lost 3.18% to settle at 63.96 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) which was down 1.93% to 49.41 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 342 to 330 and 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.52% or 1.60 to 106.55. Shares in CGG SA (PA:GEPH) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.46% or 0.4300 to 11.9800.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.07% to 19.17.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.78% or 9.30 to $1180.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.15% or 1.51 to hit $46.45 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.96% or 1.45 to trade at $47.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.44% to 1.0600, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.8503.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 101.49.