Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.06% to hit a new 3-months low, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which rose 1.19% or 0.24 points to trade at 20.40 at the close. Meanwhile, L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) fell 0.06% or 0.10 points to end at 173.60 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was down 0.24% or 0.25 points to 105.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 4.54% or 1.040 points to trade at 21.890 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 2.56% or 0.59 points to end at 22.43 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was down 1.97% or 0.74 points to 36.91.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which rose 1.19% to 20.40, BIC (PA:BICP) which was up 0.89% to settle at 102.45 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which gained 0.41% to close at 61.35.
The worst performers were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 4.54% to 21.890 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 3.15% to settle at 12.010 and Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 3.11% to 48.660 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 476 to 112 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.56% or 0.59 to 22.43.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.78% to 18.36.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 2.52 to $1292.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $48.49 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.09 to trade at $51.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1812, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.9084.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 93.03.