Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.80%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN), which rose 5.65% or 5.50 points to trade at 102.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) added 4.57% or 1.80 points to end at 41.20 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was up 2.98% or 0.94 points to 32.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which fell 4.33% or 3.38 points to trade at 74.72 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) declined 3.49% or 20.50 points to end at 566.50 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was down 3.47% or 0.88 points to 24.48.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) which rose 5.65% to 102.90, Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) which was up 4.57% to settle at 41.20 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) which gained 2.98% to close at 32.66.
The worst performers were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which was down 13.67% to 32.59 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 8.58% to settle at 2.173 and CNP Assurances SA (PA:CNPP) which was down 5.94% to 16.15 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 345 to 231 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) rose to all time highs; up 5.65% or 5.50 to 102.90. Shares in Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.57% or 1.80 to 41.20. Shares in Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) rose to all time highs; up 5.65% or 5.50 to 102.90. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) fell to 3-years lows; falling 13.67% or 5.16 to 32.59. Shares in Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.57% or 1.80 to 41.20. Shares in CNP Assurances SA (PA:CNPP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.94% or 1.02 to 16.15.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.84% to 12.87.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.53% or 8.55 to $1620.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.92% or 0.49 to hit $53.98 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.33 to trade at $59.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.10% to 1.0794, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8380.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 99.752.