Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.12% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index added 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 4.19% or 0.290 points to trade at 7.205 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 3.01% or 0.57 points to end at 19.48 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was up 2.74% or 0.40 points to 15.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which fell 0.22% or 0.03 points to trade at 13.83 at the close. Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 0.10% or 0.04 points to end at 42.04 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 0.11% or 0.07 points to 65.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 5.01% to 5.993, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was up 4.36% to settle at 8.380 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which gained 4.19% to close at 7.205.
The worst performers were JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which was down 4.14% to 30.77 in late trade, Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which lost 3.01% to settle at 22.04 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which was down 1.03% to 448.95 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 447 to 190 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Accor SA (PA:ACCP) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.10% or 0.04 to 42.04. Shares in Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.36% or 0.350 to 8.380.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.07% to 18.93.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.77 to $1229.37 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.21% or 0.55 to hit $46.07 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.03% or 0.50 to trade at $48.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.0993, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8485.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 98.53.