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 unchanged 0% to hit a new 3-months low, while the SBF 120 index declined 3.70%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Thales (PA:TCFP), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 83.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 41.04 and Eurofins Scientific SE (PA:EUFI) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 86.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 31.75 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 34.88 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was 0% or 0 points to 60.71.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Neoen SA (PA:NEOEN) which unchanged 0% to 27.50, Thales (PA:TCFP) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 83.08 and Dassault Aviation SA (PA:AM) which unchanged 0% to close at 112.60.
The worst performers were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) which was unchanged 0% to 31.75 in late trade, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which unchanged 0% to settle at 34.88 and Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which was unchanged 0% to 6.81 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 556 to 59 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dassault Aviation SA (PA:AM) unchanged to 52-week highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 112.60.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0% to 0.8321.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.