Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.68%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which rose 1.63% or 1.75 points to trade at 109.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 1.33% or 1.85 points to end at 140.45 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was up 1.28% or 0.86 points to 68.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.13% or 0.880 points to trade at 27.255 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) declined 2.78% or 2.62 points to end at 91.68 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was down 2.27% or 0.56 points to 24.06.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which rose 5.44% to 61.62, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was up 2.51% to settle at 8.340 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which gained 1.88% to close at 103.00.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 5.39% to 5.194 in late trade, Faurecia (PA:EPED) which lost 3.48% to settle at 54.40 and Iliad (PA:ILD) which was down 3.16% to 130.25 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 362 to 190 and 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.88% or 1.90 to 103.00. Shares in Iliad (PA:ILD) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.16% or 4.25 to 130.25.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 8.68% to 13.74.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 4.50 to $1223.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.05% or 1.39 to hit $69.05 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 1.02 to trade at $73.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.1614, while EUR/GBP rose 0.30% to 0.8910.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 94.81.