Investing.com – French stocks were higher after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Paris, the index rose 0.42%, while the index added 0.83%.
The best artists of the session on the were Edenred SA (EPA:), which rose 4.71% or 2.08 points to trade at 46.22 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:) added 2.47% or 1.00 points to end at 41.22 and Thales (EPA:) rose 1.81% or 3.05 points to 171.50 in late trading.
The session’s worst performers were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:), which fell 1.55% or 0.86 points to trade at 54.80 at the close. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:) fell 0.82% or 0.66 points to end at 80.16 and Renault SA (EPA:) fell 0.57% or 0.30 points to 51.92.
The best performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:), which rose 6.42% to 1.16, Eramet SA (EPA:) rose 4.79% to close at 109.30, and Edenred SA (EPA:) rose 4.71% to close at 46.22.
The worst performers were Clariane SE (EPA:), which fell 6.13% to 3.37 in late trading. Nexity (EPA:) lost 4.81% to close at 12.06, and Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:) fell 3.84% to 4.26 at the close.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Paris Stock Exchange by 283 to 215, with 102 ending unchanged.
Shares in Thales (EPA:) rose to record highs; increase of 1.81% or 3.05 to 171.50. Shares in Eramet SA (EPA:) rose to a 52-week high; increase of 4.79% or 5.00 to 109.30.
The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96, a new 52-week high.
August gold futures rose 0.74%, or 17.60, to $2,393.10 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 2.04% or 1.51 to $75.58 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.86% or 1.46 to $79.87 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.02% to 104.20.
