Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.38% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX), which rose 3.49% or 6.04 points to trade at 178.90 at the close. Meanwhile, AXA SA (PA:AXAF) added 3.05% or 0.74 points to end at 25.16 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was up 1.76% or 0.50 points to 28.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Worldline SA (PA:WLN), which fell 3.58% or 1.87 points to trade at 50.38 at the close. Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) declined 2.18% or 1.33 points to end at 59.56 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was down 1.84% or 0.53 points to 28.23.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which rose 6.99% to 9.26, DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was up 5.89% to settle at 5.76 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which gained 3.88% to close at 45.23.
The worst performers were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 3.58% to 50.38 in late trade, Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which lost 3.34% to settle at 7.82 and Nexity (PA:NEXI) which was down 3.14% to 39.48 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 297 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.49% or 6.04 to 178.90. Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.58% or 1.87 to 50.38. Shares in AXA SA (PA:AXAF) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.05% or 0.74 to 25.16. Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.76% or 0.50 to 28.84. Shares in Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.99% or 0.61 to 9.26. Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.58% or 1.87 to 50.38.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.31% or 23.65 to $1778.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.13% or 0.11 to hit $82.92 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $83.65 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.10% to 1.1550, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.8440.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.94% at 94.203.