Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.07%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which rose 1.66% or 0.53 points to trade at 32.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (PA:DANO) added 1.55% or 0.90 points to end at 59.13 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was up 1.34% or 2.30 points to 173.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 4.19% or 1.47 points to trade at 33.63 at the close. Stellantis NV (PA:STLA) declined 3.97% or 0.57 points to end at 13.84 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) was down 3.41% or 1.62 points to 45.95.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (PA:VLS) which rose 8.02% to 12.800, Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which was up 3.70% to settle at 8.41 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which gained 2.78% to close at 20.30.
The worst performers were Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which was down 5.75% to 11.32 in late trade, Lagardere SCA (PA:LAGA) which lost 4.98% to settle at 22.50 and Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 4.68% to 46.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 306 to 287 and 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.70% or 0.30 to 8.41. Shares in Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.78% or 0.55 to 20.30.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.41% or 7.35 to $1766.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.30% or 0.83 to hit $64.69 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 0.91 to trade at $67.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.2112, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8680.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 90.685.