France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.37%
2022.04.01 20:12
France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.37%
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.37%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which rose 1.76% or 1.63 points to trade at 94.14 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.66% or 0.49 points to end at 29.79 and TotalEnergies SE (PA:TTEF) was up 1.58% or 0.73 points to 46.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 2.36% or 0.94 points to trade at 38.66 at the close. Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) declined 1.63% or 21.00 points to end at 1,270.50 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was down 1.50% or 0.29 points to 19.35.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (PA:VLS) which rose 3.74% to 16.23, Technip Energies BV (PA:TE) which was up 3.53% to settle at 11.44 and ICADE (PA:ICAD) which gained 3.43% to close at 60.35.
The worst performers were Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO) which was down 9.46% to 66.82 in late trade, Orpea SA (PA:ORP) which lost 5.08% to settle at 37.38 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 2.36% to 38.66 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 312 to 247 and 73 ended unchanged.
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 April delivery was down 1.25% or 24.40 to $1,924.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.72% or 0.72 to hit $99.56 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.03 to trade at $104.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 98.63.
