Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.04%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 9.34% or 0.702 points to trade at 8.220 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 2.63% or 5.90 points to end at 230.30 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.33% or 1.45 points to 110.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which lost 3.03% or 1.32 points to trade at 42.38 in late trade. L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) declined 2.24% or 3.90 points to end at 170.10 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) shed 1.75% or 0.99 points to 55.70.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which rose 10.89% to 34.325, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 9.34% to settle at 8.220 and Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which gained 6.57% to close at 55.50.
The worst performers were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 3.03% to 42.38 in late trade, Iliad (PA:ILD) which lost 2.37% to settle at 189.10 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) which was down 2.24% to 170.10 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 325 to 274 and 106 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.35% to 13.94.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.19% or 2.35 to $1234.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.96% or 1.04 to hit $54.04 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.17 to trade at $56.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.0643, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8518.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 100.69.