Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.68% to hit a new 3-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 2.91% or 0.60 points to trade at 21.42 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.49% or 0.29 points to end at 20.15 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.46% or 0.315 points to 21.825 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which lost 1.62% or 0.39 points to trade at 23.42 in late trade. Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) declined 1.29% or 1.65 points to end at 126.40 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) shed 0.51% or 0.51 points to 99.16.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans (PA:NEXS) which rose 3.71% to 50.17, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which was up 2.91% to settle at 21.42 and Fonciere des Regions (PA:FDR) which gained 2.86% to close at 87.89.
The worst performers were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 3.25% to 10.28 in late trade, Neopost (PA:NPOS) which lost 2.20% to settle at 32.88 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 1.62% to 23.42 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 353 to 221 and 114 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.49% to 11.39.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 1.51 to $1287.19 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.08 to hit $51.48 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.80% or 0.46 to trade at $56.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1806, while EUR/GBP rose 0.55% to 0.8817.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.00.