Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas Producers, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.90%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement (PARIS:VIE), which rose 1.41% or 0.205 points to trade at 14.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA) added 1.10% or 0.032 points to end at 2.931 and Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) was up 0.85% or 0.90 points to 106.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour (PARIS:CARR), which fell 3.42% or 0.84 points to trade at 23.88 at the close. BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) declined 3.36% or 1.56 points to end at 44.94 and Sanofi (PARIS:SASY) was down 3.28% or 2.54 points to 74.88.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vilmorin & Cie (PARIS:VILM) which rose 2.78% to 88.00, Television Francaise 1 SA (PARIS:TFFP) which was up 2.17% to settle at 13.180 and Klepierre (PARIS:LOIM) which gained 2.16% to close at 37.99.
The worst performers were Carrefour (PARIS:CARR) which was down 3.42% to 23.88 in late trade, BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) which lost 3.36% to settle at 44.94 and Sanofi (PARIS:SASY) which was down 3.28% to 74.88 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 481 to 385 and 66 ended unchanged.
Shares in BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) fell to 52 weeks lows; falling 3.36% or 1.56 to 44.94.
Shares in Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.85% or 0.90 to 106.70.
Shares in BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) fell to 52 weeks lows; falling 3.36% or 1.56 to 44.94.
Shares in Klepierre (PARIS:LOIM) rose to 5 years highs; rising 2.16% or 0.81 to 37.99.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 13.91% to 27.68 a new 1 month high.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.74% or 9.00 to $1217.50 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.36% or 1.15 to hit $47.64 a barrel, while the February brent oil contract fell 3.05% or 1.55 to trade at $49.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.1835, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.7817.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.38% at 92.20.