Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.37%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 2.91% or 0.500 points to trade at 17.655 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) added 2.52% or 2.85 points to end at 116.10 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 2.23% or 1.35 points to 62.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which fell 2.45% or 1.56 points to trade at 62.15 at the close. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) declined 2.19% or 2.55 points to end at 114.05 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was down 2.11% or 0.64 points to 29.48.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which rose 2.91% to 17.655, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was up 2.52% to settle at 116.10 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which gained 2.23% to close at 62.00.
The worst performers were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 4.20% to 36.070 in late trade, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which lost 2.97% to settle at 29.390 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was down 2.72% to 17.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 370 to 240 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.52% or 2.85 to 116.10. Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.52% or 2.85 to 116.10.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.99% to 28.15 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.29% or 3.70 to $1287.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.74% or 1.39 to hit $49.32 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.45% or 1.30 to trade at $51.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.0686, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8354.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 99.90.