
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 1.19% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI), which rose 2.94% or 1.66 points to trade at 58.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) added 2.36% or 1.11 points to end at 48.15 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) was up 2.31% or 3.90 points to 172.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orange SA (EPA:ORAN), which fell 0.48% or 0.05 points to trade at 10.70 at the close. Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) declined 0.27% or 0.09 points to end at 33.50 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was down 0.26% or 0.40 points to 153.45.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which rose 5.18% to 21.11, Mersen (EPA:CBLP) which was up 3.11% to settle at 41.50 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) which gained 2.94% to close at 58.16.
The worst performers were Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) which was down 20.04% to 4.07 in late trade, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which lost 5.74% to settle at 28.58 and SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which was down 4.37% to 94.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 306 to 218 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) rose to all time highs; up 5.18% or 1.04 to 21.11. Shares in Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) fell to all time lows; falling 20.04% or 1.02 to 4.07.
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 August delivery was up 0.52% or 10.05 to $1,927.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.79% or 0.55 to hit $70.41 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.91% or 0.68 to trade at $75.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 102.53.
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