Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.60%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN), which rose 7.48% or 4.32 points to trade at 62.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 6.69% or 1.27 points to end at 20.33 and Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) was up 6.61% or 6.41 points to 103.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 4.99% or 2.68 points to trade at 51.04 at the close. Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) declined 0.62% or 0.47 points to end at 75.65 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was down 0.53% or 0.065 points to 12.100.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) which rose 7.48% to 62.06, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which was up 6.69% to settle at 20.33 and Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) which gained 6.61% to close at 103.45.
The worst performers were Solocal Group SA (PA:LOCAL) which was down 17.06% to 0.676 in late trade, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which lost 4.99% to settle at 51.04 and Plastic Omnium (PA:PLOF) which was down 4.44% to 23.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 297 to 268 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.53% or 0.065 to 12.100. Shares in Solocal Group SA (PA:LOCAL) fell to all time lows; losing 17.06% or 0.139 to 0.676. Shares in Plastic Omnium (PA:PLOF) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.44% or 1.10 to 23.70.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.10% to 19.66.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.35% or 4.30 to $1232.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.69% or 0.46 to hit $67.28 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.39 to trade at $76.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1372, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8869.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 96.41.