Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.20% to hit a new 6-months low, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which rose 3.29% or 1.02 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) added 3.01% or 2.93 points to end at 100.26 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was up 2.16% or 2.30 points to 108.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 2.74% or 4.42 points to trade at 156.80 at the close. Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) declined 2.17% or 1.64 points to end at 73.78 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was down 1.92% or 3.60 points to 184.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were SES (PA:SESFd) which rose 4.25% to 19.89, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 3.57% to settle at 58.100 and Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which gained 3.39% to close at 38.45.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 4.07% to 1.061 in late trade, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which lost 2.99% to settle at 22.040 and Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 2.86% to 65.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 334 to 257 and 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.74% or 4.42 to 156.80. Shares in SES (PA:SESFd) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.25% or 0.81 to 19.89. Shares in Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.99% or 0.680 to 22.040.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.83% to 20.05.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.35% or 4.30 to $1223.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $71.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.54% or 0.43 to trade at $79.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.1559, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 94.93.