Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.01%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP), which rose 5.04% or 21.35 points to trade at 444.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) added 1.95% or 1.66 points to end at 86.89 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 1.64% or 0.18 points to 10.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN), which fell 6.88% or 3.23 points to trade at 43.71 at the close. Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) declined 3.23% or 6.95 points to end at 208.40 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) was down 2.30% or 0.87 points to 36.71.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) which rose 5.04% to 444.95, Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was up 4.07% to settle at 1.85 and Mercialys SA (EPA:MERY) which gained 3.81% to close at 10.89.
The worst performers were Ipsos (EPA:ISOS) which was down 7.81% to 61.40 in late trade, Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) which lost 6.88% to settle at 43.71 and Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU) which was down 6.67% to 124.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 276 to 213 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.88% or 3.23 to 43.71. Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.88% or 3.23 to 43.71.
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.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.45% or 10.85 to $2,408.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.42% or 0.35 to hit $83.08 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.19 to trade at $87.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.44% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 105.89.
