Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.44%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which rose 6.19% or 9.90 points to trade at 169.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 5.84% or 5.12 points to end at 92.81 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 5.60% or 0.305 points to 5.749 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI), which fell 5.49% or 6.67 points to trade at 114.93 at the close. Safran SA (PA:SAF) declined 5.37% or 3.45 points to end at 60.80 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was down 2.69% or 4.70 points to 170.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Natixis (PA:CNAT) which rose 7.59% to 3.685, Lagardere S.C.A. (PA:LAGA) which was up 7.20% to settle at 22.84 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 6.41% to close at 11.71.
The worst performers were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) which was down 5.49% to 114.93 in late trade, Safran SA (PA:SAF) which lost 5.37% to settle at 60.80 and Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which was down 4.00% to 48.45 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 351 to 320 and 93 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.58% to 18.89.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.01% or 13.55 to $1354.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.24% or 0.10 to hit $41.24 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.14% or 0.06 to trade at $43.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.79% to 1.1164, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.8428.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.12% at 95.61.