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 declined 0.79% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Alstom SA (PA:ALSO), which rose 3.47% or 1.08 points to trade at 32.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 2.36% or 14.70 points to end at 637.20 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) was up 1.39% or 17.50 points to 1277.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 4.16% or 1.18 points to trade at 27.21 at the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) declined 2.98% or 0.84 points to end at 27.36 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was down 2.75% or 1.10 points to 38.89.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (PA:PLOF) which rose 4.10% to 22.32, Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was up 3.87% to settle at 179.70 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which gained 3.47% to close at 32.24.
The worst performers were JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which was down 9.29% to 20.90 in late trade, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which lost 4.26% to settle at 0.629 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 4.16% to 27.21 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 344 to 252 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.87% or 6.70 to 179.70.
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 December delivery was down 0.20% or 3.55 to $1753.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.35% or 0.98 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.88 to trade at $74.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1734, while EUR/GBP rose 0.00% to 0.8530.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.140.