Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.39% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which rose 1.72% or 0.25 points to trade at 14.76 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 1.68% or 1.36 points to end at 82.14 and Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) was up 1.59% or 1.18 points to 75.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which lost 1.46% or 0.88 points to trade at 59.40 in late trade. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 1.37% or 0.245 points to end at 17.585 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) shed 0.89% or 1.05 points to 117.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 6.39% to 1.398, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 5.73% to settle at 20.30 and SES (PA:SESFd) which gained 4.33% to close at 13.50.
The worst performers were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 5.02% to 147.60 in late trade, SEB SA (PA:SEBF) which lost 4.21% to settle at 154.70 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 4.14% to 11.47 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 284 to 271 and 93 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.91% to 12.56.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.73% or 9.90 to $1338.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $68.31 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.2283, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8753.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 90.06.