Wall Street closes at a record for the first time since end of January
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.40%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which rose 4.74% or 1.06 points to trade at 23.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) added 4.37% or 0.36 points to end at 8.65 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) was up 2.50% or 5.45 points to 223.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AXA SA (EPA:AXAF), which fell 1.07% or 0.46 points to trade at 42.59 at the close. Danone SA (EPA:DANO) declined 0.81% or 0.60 points to end at 73.24 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was down 0.72% or 0.10 points to 13.06.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which rose 6.90% to 2.06, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was up 4.83% to settle at 3.26 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) which gained 4.74% to close at 23.44.
The worst performers were AXA SA (EPA:AXAF) which was down 1.07% to 42.59 in late trade, Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which lost 0.88% to settle at 158.50 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO) which was down 0.81% to 73.24 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 150 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.90% or 0.13 to 2.06.
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 December delivery was up 1.01% or 34.02 to $3,415.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $63.58 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $67.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.98% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.93% at 97.60.