Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the General Retailers, Foods & Drugs and Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.93% to hit a new 6-months low, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.91%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail Rodamco SE (AMS:UNBP), which rose 0.38% or 0.85 points to trade at 225.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN) fell 0.32% or 0.12 points to end at 38.65 and BNP Paribas SA (PARIS:BNPP) was down 0.45% or 0.23 points to 50.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (BRU:SOLB), which fell 4.74% or 4.51 points to trade at 90.62 at the close. Kering SA (PARIS:PRTP) declined 4.69% or 6.85 points to end at 139.05 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PARIS:SGOB) was down 4.14% or 1.62 points to 37.59.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were GTT (PARIS:GTT) which rose 4.37% to 48.14, Natixis (PARIS:CNAT) which was up 1.26% to settle at 5.052 and Fonciere des Regions (PARIS:FDR) which gained 1.26% to close at 76.17.
The worst performers were Montupet SA (PARIS:MNTP) which was down 8.61% to 52.250 in late trade, Casino Guichard (PARIS:CASP) which lost 5.79% to settle at 45.02 and Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) which was down 5.76% to 8.48 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 609 to 143 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solvay SA (BRU:SOLB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.74% or 4.51 to 90.62. Shares in Kering SA (PARIS:PRTP) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.69% or 6.85 to 139.05. Shares in Casino Guichard (PARIS:CASP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.79% or 2.77 to 45.02. Shares in Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.76% or 0.52 to 8.48.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.82% to 31.49.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.83% or 20.70 to $1152.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.61% or 0.27 to hit $44.75 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.81% or 0.39 to trade at $48.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.47% to 1.1238, while EUR/GBP rose 0.47% to 0.7370.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.39% at 96.02.