Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.59%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which rose 0.87% or 0.53 points to trade at 61.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 0.84% or 0.95 points to end at 113.55 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 0.62% or 0.23 points to 37.37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 2.56% or 1.15 points to trade at 43.51 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 1.96% or 0.62 points to end at 31.02 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was down 1.69% or 0.205 points to 11.905.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which rose 2.91% to 116.80, Ipsen (PA:IPN) which was up 1.91% to settle at 95.80 and Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which gained 1.60% to close at 94.49.
The worst performers were Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 3.25% to 82.98 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 3.14% to settle at 7.280 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 3.05% to 6.140 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 408 to 192 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sodexo (PA:EXHO) rose to all time highs; rising 0.84% or 0.95 to 113.55. Shares in Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.91% or 3.30 to 116.80. Shares in Ipsen (PA:IPN) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.91% or 1.80 to 95.80. Shares in Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.60% or 1.49 to 94.49.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 9.67% to 26.38 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.68% or 8.75 to $1286.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.26% or 0.14 to hit $52.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.24 to trade at $55.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.0625, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8485.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 100.39.