France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.03% By Investing.com

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the fell 0.03%, while the index climbed 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:), which rose 4.26% or 2.61 points to trade at 63.82 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) added 3.17% or 0.96 points to end at 31.21 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:) was up 2.35% or 1.30 points to 56.52 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Schneider Electric SE (PA:), which fell 3.26% or 4.92 points to trade at 145.88 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:) declined 3.26% or 0.71 points to end at 21.07 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:) was down 2.15% or 1.10 points to 50.00.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:) which rose 7.00% to 11.77, Gecina SA (PA:) which was up 6.64% to settle at 111.65 and Eramet SA (PA:) which gained 5.39% to close at 160.20.

The worst performers were Valneva (PA:) which was down 9.47% to 15.67 in late trade, Ovh Groupe SAS (PA:) which lost 7.21% to settle at 22.79 and Mcphy Energy (PA:) which was down 3.66% to 18.68 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 290 to 256 and 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vallourec (PA:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.00% or 0.77 to 11.77. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.39% or 8.20 to 160.20.

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 April delivery was down 0.45% or 8.90 to $1,953.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.34% or 0.38 to hit $112.72 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.16% or 0.19 to trade at $119.22 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 98.78.

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