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 0.77%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which rose 3.77% or 2.32 points to trade at 63.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) added 2.95% or 1.22 points to end at 42.62 and TotalEnergies SE (PA:TTEF) was up 2.53% or 1.26 points to 50.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stellantis NV (PA:STLA), which fell 5.32% or 0.92 points to trade at 16.46 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) declined 4.95% or 1.41 points to end at 27.09 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was down 4.85% or 3.20 points to 62.77.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which rose 3.77% to 63.94, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was up 3.26% to settle at 0.760 and Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) which gained 2.95% to close at 42.62.
The worst performers were Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 16.81% to 17.57 in late trade, Orpea SA (PA:ORP) which lost 12.44% to settle at 33.71 and Stellantis NV (PA:STLA) which was down 5.32% to 16.46 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 392 to 183 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.77% or 2.32 to 63.94. Shares in Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.95% or 1.41 to 27.09. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.77% or 2.32 to 63.94. Shares in Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) fell to 5-year lows; down 16.81% or 3.55 to 17.57. Shares in Orpea SA (PA:ORP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 12.44% or 4.79 to 33.71.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.17% or 3.00 to $1807.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.28% or 2.06 to hit $92.33 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.22% or 2.02 to trade at $93.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.15% to 1.1455, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.8464.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.440.