Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.93% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 2.81% or 0.79 points to trade at 28.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange SA (PA:ORAN) added 2.02% or 0.27 points to end at 13.37 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 0.60% or 1.05 points to 174.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 2.73% or 0.88 points to trade at 31.13 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) declined 2.36% or 1.68 points to end at 69.36 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 2.29% or 1.04 points to 44.64.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) which rose 2.81% to 28.87, Euler Hermes (PA:ELER) which was up 2.58% to settle at 76.70 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) which gained 2.02% to close at 13.37.
The worst performers were Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 5.41% to 29.085 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 3.07% to settle at 3.783 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 2.73% to 31.13 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 380 to 278 and 107 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.51% to 20.50.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.47% or 6.15 to $1311.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.16% or 0.95 to hit $42.96 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.67% or 0.78 to trade at $45.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.79% to 1.1155, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8535.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.78% at 96.02.