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 declined 0.99%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN), which rose 0.34% or 0.09 points to trade at 24.75 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 0.19% or 0.05 points to end at 26.41 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was up 0.09% or 0.05 points to 58.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 3.50% or 2.55 points to trade at 70.38 at the close. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) declined 3.12% or 1.32 points to end at 41.03 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was down 2.19% or 0.70 points to 31.34.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which rose 1.89% to 64.85, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (PA:STDM) which was up 1.76% to settle at 457.90 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 1.42% to close at 7.500.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.52% to 0.619 in late trade, WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) which lost 3.50% to settle at 70.38 and Klepierre SA (PA:LOIM) which was down 3.34% to 20.85 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 450 to 119 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atos SE (PA:ATOS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.12% or 1.32 to 41.03. Shares in Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (PA:STDM) rose to all time highs; rising 1.76% or 7.90 to 457.90.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.07% or 1.35 to $1826.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.45% or 0.33 to hit $72.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.51% or 0.38 to trade at $74.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1806, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8525.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 92.608.