Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher while losses in the Construction & Materials, Oil & Gas Producers and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.55%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which rose 9.34% or 1.46 points to trade at 17.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 3.75% or 1.96 points to end at 54.20 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was up 1.12% or 0.15 points to 13.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 5.09% or 0.760 points to trade at 14.170 at the close. Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) declined 3.56% or 1.20 points to end at 32.36 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was down 3.28% or 12.40 points to 365.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which rose 9.34% to 17.03, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was up 4.80% to settle at 8.478 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which gained 3.75% to close at 54.20.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 5.09% to 14.170 in late trade, Vicat (PA:VCTP) which lost 4.24% to settle at 45.62 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) which was down 3.56% to 32.36 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 329 to 245 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.56% or 1.20 to 32.36. Shares in Vicat (PA:VCTP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.24% or 2.02 to 45.62. Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.56% or 1.20 to 32.36.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 3.70 to $1231.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.56% or 0.39 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.41% or 0.33 to trade at $79.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1471, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 95.57.