Paris equities finished the session higher on Friday, with the benchmark CAC 40 rising 1.39% to reach a new all-time high and the broader SBF 120 gaining 1.32%.
Sector strength in Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Financials underpinned the advance, lifting several large-cap names and supporting overall market momentum.
Top and bottom movers on the CAC 40
- Air Liquide SA (AIRP) was the best-performing component on the CAC 40, climbing 4.80% - an 8.04-point gain - to close at 175.56.
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) added 4.37%, or 23.20 points, to finish at 554.70.
- Euronext (ENX) rose 4.00%, gaining 4.90 points to end the session at 127.40.
- At the other end of the index, Orange SA (ORAN) declined 2.15% - a 0.39-point drop - to settle at 17.75.
- TotalEnergies SE (TTEF) retreated 1.64%, falling 1.09 points to close at 65.44.
- Danone SA (DANO) slipped 0.70%, down 0.52 points to 73.60 at the close.
Performance highlights on the SBF 120
Within the SBF 120, Eramet SA (ERMT) led gains with a 6.25% rise to 48.98. Air Liquide (AIRP) again featured among the top performers, advancing 4.80% to 175.56, while Emeis SA (EMEIS) added 4.61% to end at 14.31.
On the downside, Imerys SA (IMTP) fell 6.86% to 23.64, Viridien SA (VIRI) lost 5.30% to finish at 119.60 and Coface (COFA) declined 3.82% to 15.60.
Market breadth and volatility
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Paris exchange, with 279 stocks rising versus 184 falling; 100 issues finished unchanged. The CAC 40 VIX, a gauge of implied volatility for options on the index, was unchanged at 18.96 and recorded a new 52-week high.
Commodities and currency moves
Gold futures for April delivery traded higher, up 1.85% or 92.44 to $5,089.84 a troy ounce. In energy markets, April Brent futures fell 0.07% or 0.05 to $71.61 a barrel, while April WTI crude oil dipped 0.14% or 0.09 to $66.31 a barrel.
On the FX front, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged at 1.18, moving 0.09%, while EUR/GBP registered a 0.14% move to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.17% to 97.69.
This session’s price action highlighted concentrated strength among industrial materials, luxury goods and exchange operators, with mixed results in energy and telecoms. Market breadth favored advancing issues, even as implied volatility stood at a one-year peak.