Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.29%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 2.84% or 0.78 points to trade at 28.28 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) added 2.09% or 0.410 points to end at 20.000 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was up 1.15% or 1.20 points to 105.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which fell 5.12% or 5.65 points to trade at 104.70 at the close. Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) declined 2.58% or 2.26 points to end at 85.32 and Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) was down 2.21% or 0.55 points to 24.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 4.78% to 66.850, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was up 2.84% to settle at 28.28 and Eramet (PA:ERMT) which gained 2.57% to close at 111.70.
The worst performers were Sodexo (PA:EXHO) which was down 5.12% to 104.70 in late trade, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which lost 3.35% to settle at 10.67 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 2.85% to 13.310 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 339 to 254 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.15% or 1.20 to 105.35. Shares in Eramet (PA:ERMT) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.57% or 2.80 to 111.70.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 7.39% to 10.04.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 3.10 to $1322.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.49% or 0.95 to hit $64.52 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.60 to trade at $69.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.2038, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8889.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 91.64.