Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 4.14% to hit a new 52-week low, while the SBF 120 index fell 4.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which rose 1.01% or 0.23 points to trade at 23.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) fell 0.34% or 0.32 points to end at 93.20 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was down 0.51% or 0.17 points to 32.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 8.07% or 0.99 points to trade at 11.28 at the close. Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) declined 7.63% or 8.22 points to end at 99.50 and Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) was down 6.35% or 6.12 points to 90.28.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which rose 4.49% to 3.21, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was up 3.33% to settle at 5.71 and Eutelsat Communications SA (PA:ETL) which gained 1.97% to close at 10.62.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 14.06% to 1.384 in late trade, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which lost 11.90% to settle at 1.977 and Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) which was down 8.52% to 35.24 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 546 to 72 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.07% or 0.99 to 11.28. Shares in Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.63% or 8.22 to 99.50. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 5-year lows; down 0.51% or 0.17 to 32.85. Shares in Vallourec (PA:VLLP) fell to 5-year lows; down 14.06% or 0.227 to 1.384. Shares in Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.52% or 3.28 to 35.24.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 24.44% to 39.13 a new 3-years high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.11% or 1.85 to $1666.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 7.91% or 3.63 to hit $42.27 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 7.34% or 3.67 to trade at $46.32 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.59% to 1.1305, while EUR/GBP rose 0.33% to 0.8695.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.77% at 96.040.