Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.24%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 1.21% or 1.35 points to trade at 113.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 1.18% or 0.70 points to end at 59.99 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 1.04% or 1.15 points to 111.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 1.05% or 0.64 points to trade at 60.46 at the close. Orange SA (PA:ORAN) declined 1.01% or 0.15 points to end at 14.65 and Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) was down 0.80% or 0.040 points to 4.955.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 4.27% to 14.785, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 2.52% to settle at 42.680 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which gained 2.24% to close at 22.390.
The worst performers were Euronext (PA:ENX) which was down 1.64% to 39.91 in late trade, Wendel (PA:MWDP) which lost 1.40% to settle at 115.95 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which was down 1.05% to 60.46 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 311 to 270 and 123 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.04% or 1.15 to 111.85. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.27% or 0.605 to 14.785.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.28% to 14.66.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.09% or 1.15 to $1248.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.31% or 0.15 to hit $47.85 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.16% or 0.08 to trade at $50.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.0807, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.8648.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 99.45.