Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.51%, while the SBF 120 index fell 1.45%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which rose 0.61% or 0.10 points to trade at 15.62 at the close. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) added 0.50% or 0.27 points to end at 54.00 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) was up 0.30% or 0.22 points to 73.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which fell 4.88% or 11.50 points to trade at 224.35 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 4.66% or 1.05 points to end at 21.46 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) was down 3.79% or 24.10 points to 611.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 5.65% to 7.85, Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which was up 3.72% to settle at 139.50 and Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which gained 1.70% to close at 26.34.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) which was down 5.94% to 7.60 in late trade, Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) which lost 5.03% to settle at 54.70 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) which was down 4.88% to 224.35 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 301 to 191 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.70% or 0.44 to 26.34.
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 February delivery was down 0.53% or 14.26 to $2,654.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.23% or 0.90 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.78% or 0.59 to trade at $76.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 108.81.