Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.29%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which rose 3.42% or 0.58 points to trade at 17.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 3.36% or 4.10 points to end at 126.30 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 1.37% or 0.20 points to 14.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 6.58% or 4.09 points to trade at 58.10 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 3.15% or 2.00 points to end at 61.50 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was down 1.91% or 1.65 points to 84.70.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 6.59% to 60.030, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which was up 3.42% to settle at 17.71 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) which gained 3.36% to close at 126.30.
The worst performers were GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 7.23% to 43.12 in late trade, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which lost 6.58% to settle at 58.10 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which was down 3.55% to 22.575 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 421 to 185 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to all time highs; up 3.36% or 4.10 to 126.30. Shares in Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.59% or 3.710 to 60.030. Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to all time highs; up 3.36% or 4.10 to 126.30.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.45% to 11.51.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.48% or 6.18 to $1289.18 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.27% or 0.66 to hit $51.38 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 0.92 to trade at $57.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.1835, while EUR/GBP rose 0.68% to 0.8987.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.07.