Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.88% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which rose 13.85% or 11.84 points to trade at 97.32 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 3.14% or 0.74 points to end at 24.33 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was up 1.93% or 0.90 points to 47.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM), which fell 4.34% or 0.91 points to trade at 19.97 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) declined 3.67% or 1.38 points to end at 36.27 and Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) was down 2.75% or 0.43 points to 15.22.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) which rose 13.85% to 97.32, Imerys SA (EPA:IMTP) which was up 12.62% to settle at 34.10 and Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which gained 11.64% to close at 2.51.
The worst performers were Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) which was down 4.34% to 19.97 in late trade, X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which lost 4.21% to settle at 6.26 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) which was down 3.67% to 36.27 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 278 to 243 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.21% or 0.28 to 6.26.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.14% or 3.15 to $2,307.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.53% or 0.42 to hit $78.58 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.23% or 0.19 to trade at $83.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.09% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 105.47.