France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.65%

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

At the close in Paris, the rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high, while the index unchanged 0.00%.

The best performers of the session on the were L’Oreal SA (EPA:), which rose 2.53% or 10.15 points to trade at 411.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (EPA:) added 2.10% or 0.81 points to end at 39.31 and Hermes International SCA (EPA:) was up 1.88% or 35.40 points to 1,915.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thales (EPA:), which fell 4.78% or 6.70 points to trade at 133.50 at the close. Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:) declined 2.36% or 1.72 points to end at 71.18 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) was down 1.43% or 0.36 points to 24.83.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:) which rose 14.53% to 272.00, Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:) which was up 6.09% to settle at 3.69 and Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:) which gained 5.15% to close at 28.78.

The worst performers were Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:) which was down 8.53% to 166.30 in late trade, Thales (EPA:) which lost 4.78% to settle at 133.50 and Sopra Steria Group SA (EPA:) which was down 2.81% to 183.20 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 273 to 243 and 103 ended unchanged.

The , 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 down 0.27% or 5.25 to $1,965.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.86% or 1.41 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.64% or 1.31 to trade at $80.95 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 100.79.