Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.19% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 2.75% or 0.126 points to trade at 4.709 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 1.60% or 3.35 points to end at 212.95 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) was up 1.30% or 2.30 points to 179.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which lost 2.02% or 1.58 points to trade at 76.69 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.03% or 0.076 points to end at 7.269 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) shed 1.01% or 0.160 points to 15.635.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 2.94% to 7.070, Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which was up 2.75% to settle at 4.709 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which gained 1.60% to close at 212.95.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.61% to 12.0300 in late trade, Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which lost 2.55% to settle at 9.35 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 2.40% to 25.785 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 302 to 274 and 86 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.46% to 15.00.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was down 0.70% or 8.30 to $1173.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.63% or 0.34 to hit $54.10 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.44% or 0.25 to trade at $57.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.0541, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8578.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.73% at 102.13.