Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.39% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which rose 0.54% or 0.30 points to trade at 55.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Atos SE (PA:ATOS) added 0.50% or 0.55 points to end at 110.75 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was up 0.19% or 0.20 points to 103.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 3.84% or 0.745 points to trade at 18.665 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.38% or 0.885 points to end at 25.290 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was down 3.21% or 3.95 points to 119.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans (PA:NEXS) which rose 2.79% to 43.48, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 2.11% to settle at 23.200 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which gained 1.73% to close at 30.500.
The worst performers were Wendel (PA:MWDP) which was down 6.07% to 122.20 in late trade, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which lost 3.96% to settle at 113.90 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 3.84% to 18.665 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 419 to 153 and 83 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 14.00% to 19.07.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.65% or 21.90 to $1349.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.77% or 1.14 to hit $65.44 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.51% or 1.04 to trade at $69.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.2363, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8738.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 89.03.