Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.15%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX), which rose 1.67% or 1.75 points to trade at 106.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.13% or 0.14 points to end at 12.96 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 0.57% or 0.27 points to 47.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 3.22% or 0.470 points to trade at 14.140 at the close. Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) declined 2.70% or 2.70 points to end at 97.16 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.38% or 0.356 points to 14.572.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Rubis SCA (PA:RUBF) which rose 2.34% to 49.00, Neopost SA (PA:NPOS) which was up 2.01% to settle at 19.78 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 1.86% to close at 15.33.
The worst performers were Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) which was down 6.13% to 64.300 in late trade, Iliad (PA:ILD) which lost 3.97% to settle at 101.50 and Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was down 3.68% to 102.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 330 to 229 and 97 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.73% to 14.58.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.52% or 7.05 to $1350.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.92% or 0.48 to hit $52.76 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.32% or 0.81 to trade at $62.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.1208, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8899.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 97.542.