Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.32%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 4.39% or 0.95 points to trade at 22.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 1.75% or 0.93 points to end at 54.01 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was up 1.45% or 0.33 points to 22.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which fell 2.79% or 0.54 points to trade at 18.61 at the close. Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) declined 1.72% or 1.75 points to end at 99.75 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 1.28% or 0.18 points to 14.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Neopost (PA:NPOS) which rose 4.89% to 29.38, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) which was up 4.39% to settle at 22.61 and Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which gained 3.82% to close at 68.780.
The worst performers were Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was down 18.17% to 20.16 in late trade, Iliad (PA:ILD) which lost 4.55% to settle at 199.50 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 4.06% to 10.975 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 316 to 272 and 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.39% or 0.95 to 22.61. Shares in Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.39% or 0.95 to 22.61.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.46% to 13.61.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.97% or 12.43 to $1290.63 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.23% or 1.23 to hit $56.37 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.97% or 1.21 to trade at $62.57 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1789, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8928.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 93.64.