Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.38% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which rose 1.36% or 2.15 points to trade at 160.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) added 1.11% or 0.78 points to end at 71.00 and Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) was up 0.70% or 0.10 points to 14.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which fell 2.16% or 1.04 points to trade at 47.20 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.62% or 0.39 points to end at 23.70 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) was down 1.57% or 0.86 points to 53.94.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which rose 2.77% to 6.89, Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) which was up 2.02% to settle at 3.14 and Bollore SA (EPA:BOLL) which gained 1.71% to close at 5.34.
The worst performers were CGG SA (EPA:GEPH) which was down 3.71% to 0.76 in late trade, SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which lost 3.43% to settle at 107.00 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which was down 3.06% to 247.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 330 to 186 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.57% or 0.86 to 53.94.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 3.45 to $1,918.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.26% or 1.01 to hit $81.40 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.90% or 0.76 to trade at $84.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 103.27.