France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.48%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.48%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR ), which rose 3.92% or 5.02 points to trade at 132.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF ) added 2.17% or 1.88 points to end at 88.42 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW ) was up 2.09% or 1.56 points to 76.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR ), which fell 2.94% or 0.46 points to trade at 15.00 at the close. Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) declined 2.79% or 0.34 points to end at 11.85 and Thales (EPA:TCFP ) was down 1.47% or 2.20 points to 147.20.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) which rose 5.30% to 135.00, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA ) which was up 4.26% to settle at 9.55 and Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR ) which gained 3.92% to close at 132.92.

The worst performers were Mersen (EPA:CBLP ) which was down 9.81% to 23.90 in late trade, SES (EPA:SESFd ) which lost 7.38% to settle at 3.96 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30 ) which was down 4.92% to 1.16 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 251 to 240 and 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.79% or 0.34 to 11.85. Shares in Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) rose to all time highs; rising 5.30% or 6.80 to 135.00. Shares in Mersen (EPA:CBLP ) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.81% or 2.60 to 23.90. Shares in SES (EPA:SESFd ) fell to all time lows; falling 7.38% or 0.32 to 3.96. Shares in Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30 ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.92% or 0.06 to 1.16.

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 December delivery was up 1.41% or 37.10 to $2,676.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.73% or 0.55 to hit $75.30 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.64% or 0.51 to trade at $78.89 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.66.

Source: Investing.com