Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.54%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 0.88% or 0.22 points to trade at 25.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 0.70% or 0.12 points to end at 16.59 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) was up 0.59% or 0.44 points to 75.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 2.99% or 0.97 points to trade at 31.68 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 2.41% or 0.39 points to end at 15.62 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.18% or 0.33 points to 15.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which rose 12.22% to 161.60, Virbac SA (PA:VIRB) which was up 2.98% to settle at 242.00 and ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which gained 2.67% to close at 13.08.
The worst performers were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which was down 4.91% to 30.99 in late trade, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which lost 4.75% to settle at 26.24 and Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA (PA:PLOF) which was down 4.47% to 22.89 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 354 to 200 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 12.22% or 17.60 to 161.60. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.91% or 1.60 to 30.99. Shares in Virbac SA (PA:VIRB) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.98% or 7.00 to 242.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 20.40% to 15.49.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.64% or 26.65 to $1647.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.80% or 0.43 to hit $53.45 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.40% or 0.83 to trade at $58.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.0858, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8369.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 99.183.