France shares higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.64%

Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.64% to hit a new 3-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 2.23%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which rose 6.34% or 15.90 points to trade at 266.85 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) added 6.04% or 1.57 points to end at 27.48 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) was up 4.06% or 0.57 points to 14.55 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN), which lost 1.72% or 4.20 points to trade at 240.35 in late trade. Safran SA (EPA:SAF) declined 1.25% or 2.70 points to end at 213.40 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) shed 1.09% or 0.92 points to 83.18.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Trigano SA (EPA:TRIA) which rose 11.44% to 119.80, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA) which was up 11.12% to settle at 9.80 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) which gained 7.96% to close at 9.36.

The worst performers were Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which was down 2.85% to 125.90 in late trade, Elis Services SA (EPA:ELIS) which lost 1.73% to settle at 19.35 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) which was down 1.72% to 240.35 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 270 to 217 and 101 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.91% or 24.45 to $2,670.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.78% or 0.53 to hit $68.20 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.44 to trade at $71.53 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 100.20.