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France stocks lower at close of trade

Published 01/30/2015, 12:35 PM
Updated 01/30/2015, 12:35 PM
© Reuters.  France stocks lower at close of trade

© Reuters. France stocks lower at close of trade

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrial Transportation, Foods & Drugs and Banks sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.59%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.55%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD), which rose 1.59% or 0.74 points to trade at 47.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) added 1.43% or 0.12 points to end at 8.45 and Total SA (PARIS:TOTF) was up 1.31% or 0.59 points to 45.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orange SA (PARIS:ORAN), which fell 2.95% or 0.47 points to trade at 15.62 at the close. Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) declined 2.25% or 1.57 points to end at 68.21 and Airbus Group (PARIS:AIR) was down 2.23% or 1.07 points to 47.20.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ubisoft Entertainment (PARIS:UBIP) which rose 3.89% to 17.890, Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which was up 3.89% to settle at 7.17 and Alten (PARIS:LTEN) which gained 3.45% to close at 37.15.

The worst performers were Aeroports De Paris SA (PARIS:ADP) which was down 4.23% to 106.40 in late trade, Soitec (PARIS:SOIT) which lost 3.26% to settle at 0.890 and Orange SA (PARIS:ORAN) which was down 2.95% to 15.62 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 484 to 421 and 46 ended unchanged.

Shares in Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.59% or 0.74 to 47.70. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (PARIS:UBIP) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.89% or 0.670 to 17.890.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 9.11% to 23.22.

Gold for April delivery was up 1.57% or 19.70 to $1275.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March rose 2.07% or 0.92 to hit $45.45 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract rose 1.21% or 0.59 to trade at $49.73 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1298, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.7519.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 95.03.

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