Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.54% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.61%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which rose 6.65% or 7.10 points to trade at 113.85 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 2.96% or 13.70 points to end at 476.70 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) was up 2.86% or 3.15 points to 113.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Renault SA (PA:RENA), which lost 3.15% or 2.90 points to trade at 89.16 in late trade. Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) declined 1.73% or 1.15 points to end at 65.16 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) shed 1.40% or 0.39 points to 27.51.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were SES (PA:SESFd) which rose 10.33% to 12.99, Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) which was up 6.65% to settle at 113.85 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which gained 6.37% to close at 19.040.
The worst performers were Rexel (PA:RXL) which was down 6.77% to 12.81 in late trade, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which lost 3.15% to settle at 89.16 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) which was down 1.73% to 65.16 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 325 to 238 and 96 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.99% to 12.25.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.44% or 5.80 to $1323.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $68.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.11% or 0.08 to trade at $74.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.2108, while EUR/GBP rose 1.05% to 0.8787.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 91.43.