Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.48%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP), which rose 2.22% or 2.45 points to trade at 112.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) added 2.01% or 1.35 points to end at 68.68 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was up 1.62% or 2.35 points to 147.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 4.20% or 1.16 points to trade at 26.44 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.58% or 1.040 points to end at 28.005 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.98% or 0.89 points to 44.08.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Teleperformance (PA:ROCH) which rose 5.79% to 147.90, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was up 3.38% to settle at 55.000 and Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which gained 2.78% to close at 81.300.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 4.35% to 5.276 in late trade, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which lost 4.20% to settle at 26.44 and Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 4.11% to 121.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 344 to 243 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.62% or 2.35 to 147.25. Shares in Teleperformance (PA:ROCH) rose to all time highs; up 5.79% or 8.10 to 147.90. Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.38% or 1.800 to 55.000.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 9.66% to 11.95.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.12% or 27.70 to $1280.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.20% or 2.14 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.37% or 2.56 to trade at $73.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.1606, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.8742.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.80.