Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Electronic Equipment, Aerospace & Defense and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.15%, while the SBF 120 index gained 2.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which rose 3.06% or 0.410 points to trade at 13.830 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.66% or 0.20 points to end at 11.97 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was up 1.63% or 0.23 points to 14.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 3.40% or 0.97 points to trade at 27.58 at the close. Total SA (PA:TOTF) declined 2.54% or 1.32 points to end at 50.64 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was down 1.78% or 0.42 points to 23.14.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 8.95% to 1.230, Iliad (PA:ILD) which was up 6.65% to settle at 109.05 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which gained 6.57% to close at 9.122.
The worst performers were Nexity (PA:NEXI) which was down 3.73% to 40.74 in late trade, Rexel (PA:RXL) which lost 3.64% to settle at 10.86 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which was down 3.40% to 27.58 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 340 to 228 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nexity (PA:NEXI) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.73% or 1.58 to 40.74. Shares in Rexel (PA:RXL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.64% or 0.41 to 10.86.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.26% to 21.86.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.85% or 22.40 to $1234.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.80% or 1.83 to hit $63.48 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 3.45% or 2.60 to trade at $72.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.73% to 1.1395, while EUR/GBP fell 1.05% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.73% at 96.19.