Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.32%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX), which rose 3.38% or 5.20 points to trade at 159.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) added 3.11% or 1.82 points to end at 60.25 and Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) was up 2.09% or 1.94 points to 94.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 3.81% or 0.62 points to trade at 15.66 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 3.78% or 2.76 points to end at 70.17 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was down 3.35% or 1.11 points to 32.02.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Fnac Darty SA (PA:FNAC) which rose 8.53% to 58.50, Mcphy Energy (PA:MCPHY) which was up 6.97% to settle at 17.04 and Euronext (PA:ENX) which gained 5.33% to close at 93.80.
The worst performers were Eutelsat Communications SA (PA:ETL) which was down 7.57% to 9.18 in late trade, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which lost 5.67% to settle at 0.589 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 4.58% to 3.92 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 326 to 266 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; up 3.38% or 5.20 to 159.16. Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.11% or 1.82 to 60.25. Shares in Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) rose to all time highs; up 2.09% or 1.94 to 94.92.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.49% or 9.00 to $1822.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $73.81 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.27% or 0.20 to trade at $75.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1864, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8528.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.110.