Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Gas & Water, General Financial and Foods & Drugs sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.52%, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO), which rose 2.42% or 0.27 points to trade at 11.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) added 2.16% or 0.34 points to end at 16.18 and Thales (EPA:TCFP) was up 2.12% or 2.85 points to 137.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which fell 3.95% or 1.70 points to trade at 41.34 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) declined 1.57% or 0.68 points to end at 42.27 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was down 0.98% or 0.36 points to 36.02.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which rose 4.51% to 4.82, Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was up 3.53% to settle at 17.01 and Bureau Veritas SA (EPA:BVI) which gained 2.84% to close at 23.56.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) which was down 3.95% to 41.34 in late trade, Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which lost 3.55% to settle at 6.35 and X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which was down 2.74% to 9.40 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 298 to 225 and 92 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.40% or 8.10 to $2,050.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.84% or 1.34 to hit $71.36 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.84% or 1.44 to trade at $76.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.33% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.08.