Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.97% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 0.22% or 0.09 points to trade at 41.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (PA:DANO) added 0.13% or 0.09 points to end at 63.34 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 0.11% or 0.020 points to 18.280 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 5.47% or 2.72 points to trade at 47.03 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 5.07% or 1.005 points to end at 18.810 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was down 3.84% or 0.78 points to 19.41.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which rose 6.13% to 12.46, Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which was up 2.93% to settle at 17.90 and SES (PA:SESFd) which gained 1.94% to close at 16.01.
The worst performers were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 5.48% to 71.550 in late trade, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which lost 5.47% to settle at 47.03 and Plastic Omnium (PA:PLOF) which was down 5.37% to 36.29 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 415 to 156 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.47% or 2.72 to 47.03. Shares in Danone SA (PA:DANO) rose to 52-week lows; gaining 0.13% or 0.09 to 63.34. Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.47% or 2.72 to 47.03.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 7.23% to 16.93.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.37% or 4.60 to $1251.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.93% or 0.68 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.14% or 0.11 to trade at $77.35 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1579, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.8846.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 94.91.