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 2.43%, while the SBF 120 index declined 2.28%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which rose 0.58% or 0.52 points to trade at 90.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) added 0.54% or 0.82 points to end at 151.64 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) was up 0.52% or 0.39 points to 75.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 9.47% or 68.00 points to trade at 650.00 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 7.01% or 2.10 points to end at 27.85 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) was down 6.38% or 41.80 points to 613.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (PA:VLS) which rose 3.70% to 12.340, Virbac SA (PA:VIRB) which was up 1.60% to settle at 349.50 and Neoen SA (PA:NEOEN) which gained 1.27% to close at 35.18.
The worst performers were Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which was down 9.47% to 650.00 in late trade, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which lost 7.25% to settle at 5.27 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 7.01% to 27.85 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 463 to 137 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.58% or 0.52 to 90.17. Shares in Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) rose to all time highs; rising 0.54% or 0.82 to 151.64. Shares in Virbac SA (PA:VIRB) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.60% or 5.50 to 349.50.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.45 to $1784.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.05% or 1.99 to hit $63.22 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.90% or 1.98 to trade at $66.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1693, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8552.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 93.438.