Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.47%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR), which rose 2.19% or 0.272 points to trade at 12.670 at the close. Meanwhile, AXA SA (PA:AXAF) added 1.89% or 0.44 points to end at 23.68 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was up 1.01% or 0.27 points to 27.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 6.56% or 2.28 points to trade at 32.50 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) declined 5.36% or 24.80 points to end at 437.80 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) was down 4.89% or 14.80 points to 287.95.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) which rose 2.19% to 12.670, Natixis (PA:CNAT) which was up 1.96% to settle at 5.838 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) which gained 1.89% to close at 23.68.
The worst performers were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which was down 6.56% to 32.50 in late trade, Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which lost 5.66% to settle at 7.665 and Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 5.43% to 1.167 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 396 to 188 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.56% or 2.28 to 32.50. Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.56% or 2.28 to 32.50.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 9.91% to 14.69.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.10% or 1.20 to $1201.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.39% or 1.83 to hit $74.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.66% or 1.43 to trade at $84.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1503, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8841.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 95.48.