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 added 0.64% to hit a new 3-months high, while the index added 2.23%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kering SA (EPA:), which rose 6.34% or 15.90 points to trade at 266.85 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:) added 6.04% or 1.57 points to end at 27.48 and Stellantis NV (EPA:) was up 4.06% or 0.57 points to 14.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Schneider Electric SE (EPA:), which fell 1.72% or 4.20 points to trade at 240.35 at the close. Safran SA (EPA:) declined 1.25% or 2.70 points to end at 213.40 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:) was down 1.09% or 0.92 points to 83.18.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Trigano SA (EPA:) which rose 11.44% to 119.80, Forvia (EPA:) which was up 11.12% to settle at 9.80 and Opmobility SE (EPA:) which gained 7.96% to close at 9.36.
The worst performers were Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:) which was down 2.85% to 125.90 in late trade, Elis Services SA (EPA:) which lost 1.73% to settle at 19.35 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:) which was down 1.72% to 240.35 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 270 to 217 and 101 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 December delivery was down 0.94% or 25.20 to $2,669.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.62% or 0.42 to hit $68.09 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.44% or 0.31 to trade at $71.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.20.
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