France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.98%

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.98% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.97%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP ), which rose 2.87% or 3.00 points to trade at 107.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF ) added 2.86% or 2.40 points to end at 86.40 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) was up 2.85% or 0.35 points to 12.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR ), which fell 4.95% or 0.69 points to trade at 13.35 at the close. Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ) declined 1.01% or 0.03 points to end at 2.55 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH ) was down 0.78% or 5.40 points to 690.10.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI ) which rose 7.75% to 2.20, Verallia (EPA:VRLA ) which was up 7.40% to settle at 24.10 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which gained 7.28% to close at 5.75.

The worst performers were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA ) which was down 5.35% to 6.72 in late trade, Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR ) which lost 4.95% to settle at 13.35 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS ) which was unchanged 4.76% to 0.00 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 286 to 202 and 91 ended unchanged.

The CAC 40 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.21% or 5.79 to $2,756.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.19% or 0.15 to hit $77.70 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.11% or 0.09 to trade at $81.20 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.40% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 109.11.

Source: Investing.com