Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.17%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 4.02% or 1.09 points to trade at 28.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.26% or 0.17 points to end at 13.66 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 1.25% or 0.66 points to 53.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 4.14% or 20.70 points to trade at 478.70 at the close. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) declined 3.30% or 10.10 points to end at 296.15 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.49% or 0.735 points to 28.750.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which rose 4.02% to 28.18, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 3.18% to settle at 142.90 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 3.03% to close at 5.580.
The worst performers were Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which was down 4.78% to 121.40 in late trade, Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which lost 4.69% to settle at 561.00 and Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was down 4.15% to 14.08 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 313 to 254 and 94 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.56% to 12.48.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.60 to $1302.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.75% or 1.13 to hit $65.86 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.26% or 1.70 to trade at $77.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1817, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 93.36.