Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.53%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which rose 4.57% or 2.02 points to trade at 46.13 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 2.89% or 0.54 points to end at 19.06 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 2.84% or 1.64 points to 59.31 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which lost 1.74% or 1.12 points to trade at 63.09 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.72% or 0.147 points to end at 8.409 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) shed 1.06% or 0.34 points to 31.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Gemalto (AS:GTO) which rose 7.75% to 61.73, Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was up 4.57% to settle at 46.13 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which gained 2.89% to close at 19.06.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 9.88% to 8.0300 in late trade, Teleperformance (PA:ROCH) which lost 2.38% to settle at 100.50 and Vicat (PA:VCTP) which was down 2.37% to 63.01 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 338 to 287 and 97 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.64% to 15.02.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.55% or 6.75 to $1226.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.10% or 0.58 to hit $53.19 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.56 to trade at $55.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.0554, while EUR/GBP rose 0.58% to 0.8617.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 101.92.